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Suspected poacher eaten by lions, leaving only his head.

"A suspected poacher has been killed and eaten by a pride of lions in South Africa, leaving police with just his head to identify him. The remains were found at the weekend in the bush at a private game park near Hoedspruit in the northern province of Limpopo, where animals have been poached in increasing numbers over recent years. “It seems the victim was poaching in the game park when he was attacked and killed by lions. They ate his body, nearly all of it, and just left his head and some remains,” Limpopo police spokesman Moatshe Ngoepe told AFP. A loaded hunting rifle was found near the body on Saturday morning. Police are trying to establish the victim’s identity. Lion bones and other body parts are increasingly sought-after in South East Asia, where they are sometimes used as a substitute for tiger bones. Last year, several lions were found poisoned near a farm in the same province with their heads and paws cut off. "KARMA" Reply