Captive big cats shot dead after mauling ‘Lion Man’ keeper to death

By Zach Halaschak

Published August 21, 2019 8:56pm ET

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Captive big cats shot dead after mauling ‘Lion Man’ keeper to death — A South African safari lodge owner who went by the nickname “the Lion Man” was attacked and killed by his own caged cats. Leon van Biljon, 70, was attempting to fix a broken fence inside the cats’ enclosure when one of the three massive felines suddenly latched onto his neck with its claws and jaws. […]

A South African safari lodge owner who went by the nickname “the Lion Man” was attacked and killed by his own caged cats.

Leon van Biljon, 70, was attempting to fix a broken fence inside the cats’ enclosure when one of the three massive felines suddenly latched onto his neck with its claws and jaws. All three of the lions, Rambo, Nakita, and Katryn, were shot dead by a ranger from the lodge.

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