Sylvester gets cat company

02 October 2015 - 02:19 By Karen van Rooyen

Sylvester, the lion that escaped from the Karoo National Park earlier this year might no longer feel the need to leave his home after two lions from Limpopo joined him yesterday. The three-year-old escaped from the park and was finally recaptured after a three-week search. It is believed he escaped through a hole in a fence after other lions had ejected him from a pride.He will hopefully form a new pride with the lions, a male and female from the Marakele National Park.Karoo National Park senior section ranger Riaan Nel said there was no reason for the trio not to bond."The two new lions haven't started showing dominance yet. Sylvester will show dominance because it is his territory. They won't take him on as they are newcomers."Nel said it was suspected that Sylvester's sister, Inge, had fallen pregnant by another lion in his old pride and this saw him kicked out.Officials will keep an eye on the three in a boma over the next few weeks before releasing them into the park...

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