George was shocked when a lioness approached him from behind. He was in the savanna to shoot some pictures for his documentary. He saw that the lioness wasn't aggresive towards him, it looked like the lioness needed some help. He decided to follow her.
Then he saw it....
George couldn't believe his eyes when he saw the lion in the distance. It looked very weird. It's belly was completely swollen. George immediately called the local veterinarian, who didn't know what she encountered. She had never seen anything like this before. When she made an ultrasound she immediately called the police.
When the vet called the police, they told her that they would come her way immediately. This lion needed special help from more than just a vet. This lion needed surgery, as there was obviously something strange going on in its stomach. It might even be a life or death situation....
When the police finally arrived, they helped the vet to sedate the now almost lifeless giant lion. But the police did not only help the vet, they also came to the ranger. “Sir, we need you to come with us, it is important”.. George was shell shocked. What did he do wrong?
George answered questions about himself and the lion. He has been keeping the animal safe as a ranger for multiple years. When he was done with answering all the questions, he heard disbelief from the surgery room. “I can’t believe this!,” said the vet.
But what did the vet find inside the lion that he was so incredibly surprised by?
For almost a year now, George has been observing the lions in the area as a ranger. He is tasked to keep the animals safe from any harm. It has not been easy recently, lots of poachers and other shady figures were spotted in the sanctuary...
It has been a slow and difficult process for George and the other rangers to keep every animal safe. Due to the lack of manpower, and the constant danger of the savanna. The combination has been very rough for everyone involved
Their employer keeps putting even more pressure on the rangers, but they can't handle the whole situation. Many outsiders have noticed, and taken advantage, of this as well. Which makes everything even more dangerous.
When George went for his usual route one day he ended up seeing something enormous in the distance. At first he thought he was just overworked and seeing things. But when he came closer his mouth fell open. How could this be?
What George saw scared him a lot, he even jumped back a little. He did not want to approach the lion at first, because he didn't know how it would react. George immediately had to urge to help the animal, there was definitely something very wrong.
It was the biggest lion George had ever seen, he recognised this lion as well. It was the alpha male of the local lion pack. But the lion did not seem to be his proud self, his belly was completely swollen. It looked like it needed help from George.
George started to approach the lion, he was scared a bit, but his love for animals was stronger. He had to figure out what was going on, he couldn't let the lion just go like that. He decided to call for more backup from other rangers.
When George talked to his superior there was no question about it, action had to be taken immediately. They had to safe the animal from whatever was causing it's belly to swell. George definitely had to act fast.
With more rangers quickly arriving George started to slowly approach the lion. Lion's are proud animals, so he had no idea how it would react to George.Then it turned to George, George heart sank for a minute. Was the lion going to attack him?
“Get back!” yelled the other rangers. They warned their George that the lion might act aggressively in this condition as he is trying to defend himself if he feels threatened. So the rangers came up with another solution..
The rangers decided that they will have to call somebody and try to get a hold of the nearest animal veterinarian. When the call with the vet ended, the ranger that called him reacted in full shock.
The vet says that the the rangers have to get out of the immediate area of the lion, or he will definitely attack them. He asked the rangers to do one thing before he could threat the lion. Sedate it, so they could take a closer look...
George made sure he and the rangers secured the area for the vet to safely get close. George took it upon his self to sedate the lion. He had found it, so he would made sure everything would go as smoothly as it can.