lion hunting

Stalking big cats

Lion hunting is the pursuit and killing of lions, historically practiced as sport by aristocrats and colonial hunters seeking trophies, and still conducted legally in parts of Africa under regulated permit systems.

The phrase also describes efforts to eliminate lions that threaten livestock or human safety.

He paid fifty thousand dollars for a lion hunting safari in Tanzania.

Related

stalking · savanna · pride · mane · kill · trophy · spear · ambush · Africa · predator · big cat · king of the jungle · big game · rifle · tracker · bush · Maasai · dangerous

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Opposites
human-animal interaction

lion huntingwildlife photography

Documenting animals in habitats

wildlife observation · game viewing · photo safari · wildlife watching · ecotourism

predator-prey role

lion huntinglion attack

Feline predator assault

conservation stance

lion huntingwildlife preservation

Protecting wild species and habitats

anti-poaching · wildlife conservation · wildlife rehabilitation · species protection · wildlife rescue

Family

lion, hunting, lions, lioness, lionesses, lionize, lionized, lionizing, lionization

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Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG