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Tembe Elephant Park, South Africa

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In the mornings, and I use that term loosely, we would set out to monitor the Lions. Lions were re-introduced to the park a few years ago and have done so well the park now serves as a source of Lions for translocations. The first Lions to be re-introduced to Rwanda a few days ago were sourced from Tembe.

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Falakhe’s Story

10,000 Birds

And the morning before the Mkuze pack of Painted Wolves, or African Wild Dogs, had been very close to one of the park’s few Lions, as far as tracking collars had told. And the two species were not inclined to get on, by which I mean that Lions will kill other large predators including Painted Wolves. It was not a pretty sight.

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

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Sea lion mothers wail when watching their babies being eaten by killer whales. Chimpanzees and elephants grieve the loss of family and friends, and gorillas hold wakes for the dead. If she’d been left alone, she would have fallen prey to a lion or other predator. If Babyl lagged, some would wait for her. Raven Justice?

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Awkward Fostering

4 The Love Of Animals

This case has strongly fascinated the publicity, which led to publishing the book about this awkward family – Tiger-Pups. In 2006, in Yalta private zoo (Ukraine) two white lions were left without mother’s care. Elsa, the lioness, gave birth prematurely as she experienced a deep fear during the fire in Crimean natural preserve.

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