Lions devour three hunters in South Africa

At least three hunters pursuing a group of rhinos were devoured by lions in a reserve Private animals in southeastern South Africa, reported the reserve owner Thursday.

Armed with a rifle and an ax, the hunters entered the Sibuya reserve early Monday morning. The next day, they were found dead, with their mutilated bodies declared owner of the reserve, Nick Fox .

"They found themselves in the middle of a herd of lions, a big one"

"We do not know how many were (the hunters), there is not much left", added Nick Fox who acknowledged that "we found the clothes of three people. "

Thousands of rhinos are killed each year in Africa especially for their horns, which are very popular among traditional Chinese and Vietnamese medicine practitioners.

On the African continent, there are 5,000 black rhinos including 1,900 in South Africa

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