THE young lion that underwent special surgical treatment to cure umbilical hernia will remain under confinement until it gets well enough to hunt for itself.
"At first, the lion's family had accepted the cub back into its pride, but when the aunt who was away returned and found the newly operated lion among the pack, the lioness started chasing it away," explained Head of Wildlife and Range Department at Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority (NCAA) Novatus Magoma.
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