# Lions 3, Poachers 0 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 5, 2018, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-3-poachers-0/817343 "2018-07-05T19:56:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2018, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-3-poachers-0/817343/21 "2018-07-06T09:48:21Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > Thanks to the OP and the responders. I was feeling a little guilty (not very guilty, just a little) for cheering for the lions. Now I’m not. 🙂 Even setting aside morals and ethics, this is like seeing the Washington Generals beat the Harlem Globe Trotters. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2018, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-3-poachers-0/817343/22 "2018-07-06T11:51:17Z")
Gooooood kitties, you is such gooooood kitties. Yes, you is, yes, you is! ---
**Author:** ![Marine\_One](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marine_one/32/3461_2.png) [@Marine\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marine_One)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2018, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-3-poachers-0/817343/23 "2018-07-06T12:14:36Z")
Closest Far Side cartoon I could find: [https://goo.gl/images/p6WFuY](https://goo.gl/images/p6WFuY) ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2018, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-3-poachers-0/817343/24 "2018-07-06T12:15:18Z")
Hopefully the local authorities don’t feel compelled to send in a team to shoot the lions, on the grounds that they now have A Taste For Human Blood. That seems to be standard practice in the U.S. ---
**Author:** ![yendis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ed8c4c/32.png) [@yendis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yendis)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2018, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-3-poachers-0/817343/25 "2018-07-06T13:45:33Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Hopefully the local authorities don’t feel compelled to send in a team to shoot the lions, on the grounds that they now have A Taste For Human Blood. > > That seems to be standard practice in the U.S. Unlikely. The lions are in a fenced off reserve so they can’t just wander around and eat people. And lions have had a taste for human blood going back to our earliest hominid ancestor. ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2018, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-3-poachers-0/817343/26 "2018-07-07T15:35:59Z")
Mmmm, poached long-pig. ---
**Author:** ![saje](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saje/32/3631_2.png) [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2018, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-3-poachers-0/817343/27 "2018-07-07T19:03:35Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Hopefully the local authorities don’t feel compelled to send in a team to shoot the lions, on the grounds that they now have A Taste For Human Blood. > > That seems to be standard practice in the U.S. According to their FB page, they will not be harmed: > [@](#): > > Sibuya Game Reserve is with Wayne Garcia. > Yesterday at 7:45 AM · > PRESS RELEASE > > The Future of the Sibuya Lions > > We have received many questions relating to the future of the six lions involved in the tragic incident surrounding the killing of suspected poachers. > > The six lions involved were darted (anesthetized) from a game viewing vehicle and their reaction to the vehicle at that time was closely monitored by myself, the veterinary staff as well as our conservation staff. Their behaviour appeared no different from that exhibited towards these vehicles over the last ten years. > > The general consensus in the game industry is that lions view a game viewing vehicle containing people as something entirely different from individuals who are walking on the ground. At Sibuya Game Reserve we only view game from specialised game viewing vehicles and not on foot due to the extremely dense bush and thick forest on the Reserve. > > Over the last few days game guides and anti-poaching staff have continued to drive game viewing vehicles in the vicinity of this pride to check for any behavioural differences and they have confirmed that to date there have been none. > > Although we will continue to be extremely vigilant we remain positive that this incident will not necessitate any changes to the status quo of our lions. > > Nick Fox - Sibuya Game Reserve Owner ---
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2018, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-3-poachers-0/817343/28 "2018-07-07T20:23:15Z")
While I value human life above animals, it reminds me of that old saying, “You live by the Rhino, you die by the er, um, lion”. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2018, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-3-poachers-0/817343/29 "2018-07-07T20:26:23Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Good. They had it coming to them. Maybe this will deter other would-be poachers. The owners should put up signs reading: > > WARNING! > > NO TRESPASSING! > > VIOLATORS WILL BE > > EATEN! That reminds me of a sign that instead of, “Violators will be prosecuted,” said “Prosecutors will be violated.” ---
**Author:** ![Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f08c70/32.png) [@Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shinna_Minna_Ma)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2018, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-3-poachers-0/817343/30 "2018-07-08T14:08:58Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > That reminds me of a sign that instead of, “Violators will be prosecuted,” said “Prosecutors will be violated.” My dad used to have a sign that said that on the wall in the basement, near the bar. He also had a sign that said “Getting loaded zone.” ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2018, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-3-poachers-0/817343/31 "2018-07-09T20:48:07Z")
> [@Marine\_One](#): > > Closest Far Side cartoon I could find: > > [https://goo.gl/images/p6WFuY](https://goo.gl/images/p6WFuY) Reminded me of [this](https://gwb.blob.core.windows.net/soyouknow/Windows-Live-Writer/88e2bd3488b0_DCB4/image_18.png) Far Side cartoon ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2018, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-3-poachers-0/817343/32 "2018-07-09T20:57:26Z")
In related feline news, kitty 1 polish dude 0 [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtB7qwhPhhg) ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2018, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-3-poachers-0/817343/33 "2018-07-09T22:36:35Z")
> [@xizor](#): > > Reminded me of [this](https://gwb.blob.core.windows.net/soyouknow/Windows-Live-Writer/88e2bd3488b0_DCB4/image_18.png) Far Side cartoon This [one](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/806848089463072046) for me. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-3-poachers-0/817343/34 "2018-07-10T02:21:59Z")
Here’s my favorite from the Frar side. > **[Far Side Lion Safari Park Attack Cartoon | Cool cartoons, Lion safari, Funny...](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/261068109618728395/)** > > Dec 17, 2012 - FAR SIDE (c) 1989 | Gary Larson “Drive, George, drive! This one’s got a coat hanger!” ----- B&W cartoon ----- Dry-mounted onto foam core ----- Triple matted (gray flannel, black & ivory) ----- Black-core mat boards ----- Ready... ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-3-poachers-0/817343/35 "2018-07-10T12:04:44Z")
We don’t often get to say this, but great victory for the Lions! ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-3-poachers-0/817343/36 "2018-07-10T14:07:45Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > I am also Team Lion. I suppose it would be a Bad Idea[sup]TM[/sup] to train them to hunt poachers? > [@running\_coach](#): > > Yeah, what do they practice on? Politicians and lawyers; for the same reasons we should use them to replace animals for testing. And as I have NEVER said during football season ------ **GO LIONS!!!** ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-3-poachers-0/817343/37 "2018-07-11T20:13:39Z")
Schadebfreude ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-3-poachers-0/817343/38 "2018-07-11T20:17:13Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > “Thank me for the blessings I am about to both give and receive.” This, too, shall pass. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-3-poachers-0/817343/39 "2018-07-11T21:26:09Z")
> [@saje](#): > > According to their FB page, they will not be harmed: Good, but I don’t know what all this driving around is about. I’d just make one pass carrying a supply of Pepto Bismol in case the lions had indigestion. Otherwise, it’s all good. ---
**Author:** ![glowacks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/glowacks/32/5548_2.png) [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-3-poachers-0/817343/40 "2018-07-13T22:49:47Z")
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