Avoca male lions

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(11-24-2022, 10:20 AM)1ofCourage Wrote:

(11-24-2022, 01:10 AM)Tr1x24 Wrote:

(11-23-2022, 11:58 PM)WildLeonis Wrote: I agree with others regarding the disrespect in reporting on DM remains. I didn’t expect him to be buried. He was after all apart of nature and should be left to return to the earth and replenish it. But they did not need to take pictures and broadcast footage of his half eaten corpse and bones scattered about, especially considering how loved and popular he was. When I seen some of the videos come up in my YouTube feed about his carcass being moved etc I bypassed them. I refuse to watch as I’d rather remember DM as he was, specifically in his prime. 

I don’t recall footage and pictures being released of Blondie, Thandie, and Hosana’s corpses and how they were devoured by nature after their deaths. Thus the continuous coverage by WE and others on the status DM’s remains seem more like an attempt at keeping viewers interest, being that he was so popular, rather than some educational opportunity on the way of nature.

And you watch buffaloes or other pray animal carcasses getting eaten and bones throwed around? Which is broadcasted almost every day? Thats not the problem?

As i said, we follow lions, but dont "put" lions above other animals in importance.. 

So, we dont want to see lions getting killed and eaten, but we cheer and dont mind  when that happens to buffalo or hyena which lions kill and eat..thats normal then. 

Why should they show carcasses of buffaloes but not of lions?

I guess that my respect for his life included the same for his death. There is no way that I’d exploit it or display it. People will watch tributes of his life just as readily, so choosing to post anything else is unnecessary and doesn’t reflect the concern and love that people had for this unique lion. It offends a lot of people to see DM’s dead body photographed in any state. He deserves better, I think. Leave that part of the story untold.

Obviously my post about DM photos has triggered quite a few responses. Although I mentioned maybe he could have been buried I thought that because it seemed like a unique case given how popular he was in Sabi Sands. I also realize nature is nature and I know hoping he would be buried is expecting a bit much as well. 

It still would have been a nice gesture for sure to just leave him in peace and not take anyone to the location to take photos of his half eaten corpse so they can be published on social media. Reply