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South African conservationist Mathewson killed by white lions kept at his safari lodge
2020-08-28
[Guardian] A South African conservationist has been killed by lions he hand-reared. West Mathewson, 69, was walking two white lionesses on Wednesday when one of the animals attacked and killed him without warning, his family said on Thursday.

The incident took place on the premises of the family-owned Lion Tree Top Lodge, in South Africa’s northern Limpopo province.

Known as "Uncle West", Mathewson had raised the lions since they were cubs and was used to interacting with them.

Mathewson’s wife Gill, 65, was driving behind her husband when the lion attacked. "She tried her best to rescue her husband, but was unable to do so," family attorney Marina Botha said in a statement.
Posted by:Besoeker

#11  Bravo on the comments. Africa wins. Again.
Posted by: Classical_Liberal   2020-08-28 21:00  

#10  Old joke from Rock 'n roll days:
Question: What's a white lion?
Answer: A 500 pound pu55y that eats you!
Posted by: Canuckistan sniper   2020-08-28 15:45  

#9  His wife pulled a Marlin Perkins while Jim was out doing the rough work.
Posted by: Clem   2020-08-28 10:56  

#8  Mother nature doesn't care about you. Neither do her creations.
Posted by: DarthVader   2020-08-28 10:41  

#7  Bad kitty!
Posted by: gorb   2020-08-28 09:42  

#6  Nature 'Trumps' nurture
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-08-28 09:42  

#5  Mathewson’s wife Gill, 65, was driving behind her husband when the lion attacked.

Delay in feeding? Erratic motoring? Honking of the horn? Gestures or hand-signals to the cats ?
Posted by: Besoeker   2020-08-28 08:47  

#4  It's definitely not just a big kitty...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2020-08-28 08:36  

#3  The lesson: animals are not humans?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-08-28 08:33  

#2  Poor devil, couldn't grasp the enormous difference between what could never happen and what hasn't happened yet.
Posted by: Cesare   2020-08-28 08:32  

#1  He thought White Lions mattered.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2020-08-28 08:13  

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