%$%@#!! hunter paid $55,000 To Kill Zimbabwe's Most Famous Lion
A large, handsome creature with a lush mane tinged with black, the 13-year-old lion was called the biggest tourist attraction at Hwange, the countrys premier wildlife park.
But earlier this month, Cecil was found dead -- skinned and headless -- on the outskirts of Hwange. According to reports, a hunter allegedly shelled out $55,000 to kill and decapitate the lion.
It's believed that Cecil was lured out of the national park into an adjacent hunting concession area with bait in the form of a freshly killed animal. At that point, the lion was shot with a bow and arrow, National Geographic reports. The dying lion, who was wearing a GPS collar, was then followed by the hunter for 40 hours before he was finally killed with a rifle.
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We have to give up for dead his six cubs, as a new male wont allow them to live so as to encourage Cecils three females to mate, he said.
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If only we could direct lightening bolt strikes.............