Coalitions of Kruger National Park

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(08-20-2020, 05:05 AM)Selati Wrote:

(08-20-2020, 04:07 AM)BA0701 Wrote:

(08-20-2020, 03:25 AM)titose Wrote: One of the males of the infamous old Gomondwane coalition after fighting with one of his brothers for the mating right, he won the rights but got a mark near his right eye...
Photo taken in February 2012 near of lower sabie on H4-2!
By: Scott N Ramsay

Wow, an inch higher, and he would have been in a really bad way. Not sure, as I have not read of an instance of it happening, but I would imagine if an animal gets blinded in both eyes, the park vets would be forced to humanely euthanize the animal.

As far as I'm aware the policy in Kruger is to let nature take its course and not intervene. So a blinded animal would most likely be left to its fate.

Thank you @Selati for the response. While I totally understand a policy like that, it is certainly not something I would like to ever witness. Then again, as I age, I seem to soften on a lot of things such as this, things that years ago would not have affected me. Reply