Samburu - Where A Lioness Adopted An Oryx
Category: Lions | Date: Nov 23 2008 | By: ewasolions
I just wanted to remind readers or inform anyone who did not know of this story - Samburu was the home to a very interesting and unusual lioness, called Kamunyak, who adopted a baby oryx antelope in 2001/2002 and continued to do so on 5 other occasions.
I only got to see Kamunyak (meaning “the miracle one” in the local language) once, in December 2002. She soon disappeared and I spent many months looking for her in 2003, however was unsuccessful. I hope that wherever she moved off to, she was able to have cubs and live a normal lioness’s life…
For photos and more information of this amazing and unusual story, click here.
Tags: Douglas-Hamilton, Kamunyak, Kenya, Lions, Oryx, Samburu
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