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Jayden talks about running with the cubs
A 9-year old boy from Springs received a few cuts and minor scratches from a lion cub during a family outing at Letaba River Lodge on Tuesday morning. Jayden Swanepoel(9) gives our photographer a tumbs up. The incident occurred at around 11:30 at the Tzaneen Lion and Predator Park situ- the animals. Moments later one of the cubs ated within the grounds at the lodge. jumped onto the boy’s back. Both boy and The Swanepoel family were visiting rel- cub fell to the ground and the ranger immediatives in Polokwane and made a day-trip ately ran over to separate them. Joost Swaneto Tzaneen to give their poel, Jayden’s uncle, tackled I could hear my the cub off his nephew’s back. son, Jayden, the opportunity to pet a lion cub. mom screaming my A second ranger was inside Whilst inside one of the the cage within seconds name from outside lion enclosures, Jayden to keep the rest of the and his father were playlions at bay. the cage. ing with the 8-month old Lodge manager, Macubs, under the supervision of a park rius van Deventer, was alerted and rushed ranger, when the boy ran to fetch a Jayden and his parents to Mediclinic Tzaneen ball. The ranger allegedly warned Read more on page 4 The 8-month old lion cub. Photos: Joe Dreyer him to stop running as it could startle
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