Tanzania East Africa the epicenter of an ongoing crisis a country where lions are
ongoing crisis a country where lions are
ongoing crisis a country where lions are switching their sights to focus on
switching their sights to focus on
switching their sights to focus on humans as fair game
on April 10th 2008 Musa feces Shabani
on April 10th 2008 Musa feces Shabani a young builder and his older friend
a young builder and his older friend
a young builder and his older friend Munna were riding their bikes
there were near home but so too was a
there were near home but so too was a 300-pound male lion running at full
300-pound male lion running at full
300-pound male lion running at full speed
speed
speed lucila wanaka lion it just came out from
lucila wanaka lion it just came out from
lucila wanaka lion it just came out from behind us and started chasing us within
behind us and started chasing us within
behind us and started chasing us within seconds the lion was in striking
seconds the lion was in striking
seconds the lion was in striking distance I was very scared I was
distance I was very scared I was
distance I was very scared I was trembling so much I thought I was going
trembling so much I thought I was going
trembling so much I thought I was going to faint he was chasing us and roaring
to faint he was chasing us and roaring
to faint he was chasing us and roaring and that’s when my friend fell off his
and that’s when my friend fell off his
and that’s when my friend fell off his bike that doesn’t affect you the lion
bike that doesn’t affect you the lion
bike that doesn’t affect you the lion leaped down on his back and dragged him
leaped down on his back and dragged him
leaped down on his back and dragged him to the edge of the highway standing on
to the edge of the highway standing on
to the edge of the highway standing on the roadside
the roadside
the roadside rucifee see witnessed Munna being mauled
rucifee see witnessed Munna being mauled
rucifee see witnessed Munna being mauled by the lion at this point I ran I felt
by the lion at this point I ran I felt
by the lion at this point I ran I felt like I’d lost my mind hadas couche near
like I’d lost my mind hadas couche near
like I’d lost my mind hadas couche near a human lion conflict expert has been
a human lion conflict expert has been
a human lion conflict expert has been researching man-eating lions for four
researching man-eating lions for four
researching man-eating lions for four years her studies suggest a startling
years her studies suggest a startling
years her studies suggest a startling change in lion behavior adult Lions may
change in lion behavior adult Lions may
change in lion behavior adult Lions may now be teaching their young techniques
now be teaching their young techniques
now be teaching their young techniques and tactics for hunting humans there’s a
and tactics for hunting humans there’s a
and tactics for hunting humans there’s a common misconception that most Lions
common misconception that most Lions
common misconception that most Lions that that cause these attacks are old or
that that cause these attacks are old or
that that cause these attacks are old or sick and that’s actually not something
sick and that’s actually not something
sick and that’s actually not something that we found to be true here in
that we found to be true here in
that we found to be true here in southern Tanzania sometimes we find
southern Tanzania sometimes we find
southern Tanzania sometimes we find young lions healthy lions taking part in
young lions healthy lions taking part in
young lions healthy lions taking part in it that we think that they are teaching
it that we think that they are teaching
it that we think that they are teaching their young
their young
their young it was while defending their crops
it was while defending their crops
it was while defending their crops against marauding bush pigs that a savoy
against marauding bush pigs that a savoy
against marauding bush pigs that a savoy whatas family was devastated by a lion
whatas family was devastated by a lion
whatas family was devastated by a lion attack in the middle of the night his
attack in the middle of the night his
attack in the middle of the night his father mother and two nephews were
father mother and two nephews were
father mother and two nephews were dragged out of their shelter and eaten
the exact picture of what happened the
the exact picture of what happened the lion he took my mother first and ate her
lion he took my mother first and ate her
lion he took my mother first and ate her there up to the waist and killed my
there up to the waist and killed my
there up to the waist and killed my father and put him aside and took the
father and put him aside and took the
father and put him aside and took the children he arranged them almost next to
children he arranged them almost next to
children he arranged them almost next to each other so that when my brother went
each other so that when my brother went
each other so that when my brother went to look for them there he saw the
to look for them there he saw the
to look for them there he saw the children first and thought they were
children first and thought they were
children first and thought they were sleeping despite this tragedy a Savoy
sleeping despite this tragedy a Savoy
sleeping despite this tragedy a Savoy and his relatives continued to sleep in
and his relatives continued to sleep in
and his relatives continued to sleep in the fields guarding their crops from
the fields guarding their crops from
the fields guarding their crops from bush pigs he says they have no choice
bush pigs he says they have no choice
bush pigs he says they have no choice after four years of studying man-eating
after four years of studying man-eating
after four years of studying man-eating across Tanzania hadas cush near is also
across Tanzania hadas cush near is also
across Tanzania hadas cush near is also convinced that rainfall patterns are a
convinced that rainfall patterns are a
convinced that rainfall patterns are a central factor in the recent rise of
central factor in the recent rise of
central factor in the recent rise of man-eating prides
El Nino is a worldwide weather
El Nino is a worldwide weather phenomenon that results in super-sized
phenomenon that results in super-sized
phenomenon that results in super-sized flooding across East Africa the floods
flooding across East Africa the floods
flooding across East Africa the floods forced the game animals to seek higher
forced the game animals to seek higher
forced the game animals to seek higher ground with the result that some prides
ground with the result that some prides
ground with the result that some prides of lions find themselves marooned with a
of lions find themselves marooned with a
of lions find themselves marooned with a limited supply of food it’s at this
limited supply of food it’s at this
limited supply of food it’s at this point that they are forced to go in
point that they are forced to go in
point that they are forced to go in search of human prey from what people
search of human prey from what people
search of human prey from what people told us it sounded like if you get a lot
told us it sounded like if you get a lot
told us it sounded like if you get a lot of rain you have animals in places where
of rain you have animals in places where
of rain you have animals in places where you wouldn’t normally have animals or
you wouldn’t normally have animals or
you wouldn’t normally have animals or you’re missing animals in areas where
you’re missing animals in areas where
you’re missing animals in areas where you would normally have animals many
you would normally have animals many
you would normally have animals many scientists predict the global warming
scientists predict the global warming
scientists predict the global warming will likely increase the severity and
will likely increase the severity and
will likely increase the severity and frequency of flooding events if the
frequency of flooding events if the
frequency of flooding events if the connection between flooding and the rise
connection between flooding and the rise
connection between flooding and the rise and outbreaks of lion attacks is proven
and outbreaks of lion attacks is proven
and outbreaks of lion attacks is proven to be true the future looks bleak
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