DINOKENG GAME RESERVE, South Africa — The male lion brushes through the tall grass and strides into a clearing in a South African wildlife sanctuary. A man beckons the big cat with purring sounds. The lion, Bayetsi, responds with a gentle growl and caresses Kevin Richardson, popularly known as the “lion whisperer,” with its mane. Richardson hopes his hands-on stunts with lions will highlight the plight of the African predator, whose numbers have dwindled.
South Africa’s ‘lion Whisperer’ Gets Up Close With Big Cats
RENEE GRAHAM, Associated Press, The Columbian
Mon, 05/29/2017 - 1:30pm
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