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Ethiopian Girl Guarded by Lions
Topic Started: Jun 22 2005, 11:45 AM (201 Views)
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Ethiopian Girl Guarded by Lions
Ethiopian girl reportedly guarded by lions

Authorities: Cats chased off men trying to force her to marry
The Associated Press
Updated: 6:25 p.m. ET June 21, 2005ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - A 12-year-old girl who was abducted and beaten by men trying to force her into a marriage was found being guarded by three lions who apparently had chased off her captors, a policeman said Tuesday.

The girl, missing for a week, had been taken by seven men who wanted to force her to marry one of them, said Sgt. Wondimu Wedajo, speaking by telephone from the provincial capital of Bita Genet, about 350 miles southwest of Addis Ababa.

She was beaten repeatedly before she was found June 9 by police and relatives on the outskirts of Bita Genet, Wondimu said. She had been guarded by the lions for about half a day, he said.

“They stood guard until we found her and then they just left her like a gift and went back into the forest,” Wondimu said.

“If the lions had not come to her rescue, then it could have been much worse. Often these young girls are raped and severely beaten to force them to accept the marriage,” he said.

'Some kind of miracle'

Tilahun Kassa, a local government official who corroborated Wondimu’s version of the events, said one of the men had wanted to marry the girl against her wishes.

“Everyone thinks this is some kind of miracle, because normally the lions would attack people,” Wondimu said.

Stuart Williams, a wildlife expert with the rural development ministry, said the girl may have survived because she was crying from the trauma of her attack.

“A young girl whimpering could be mistaken for the mewing sound from a lion cub, which in turn could explain why they didn’t eat her,” Williams said.

Ethiopia’s lions, famous for their large black manes, are the country’s national symbol and adorn statues and the local currency. Despite a recent crackdown, hunters kill the animals for their skins, which can fetch $1,000. Williams estimates that only 1,000 Ethiopian lions remain in the wild.

The girl, the youngest of four siblings, was “shocked and terrified” after her abduction and had to be treated for the cuts from her beatings, Wondimu said.

He said police had caught four of the abductors and three were still at large.

Kidnapping young girls has long been part of the marriage custom in Ethiopia. The United Nations estimates that more than 70 percent of marriages in Ethiopia are by abduction, practiced in rural areas where most of the country’s 71 million people live.


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Jun 22 2005, 11:45 AM
The United Nations estimates that more than 70 percent of marriages in Ethiopia are by abduction, practiced in rural areas where most of the country’s 71 million people live.

I cant believe that 70% of marriages are by abduction and forced.

The democratic countries of the world need to do something about this situation.

The lions done a good job. If only they would of ate the abductors lol.

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Jun 22 2005, 01:59 PM
The lions done a good job. If only they would of ate the abductors lol.

Lol....tell me about it. That would have been good. :clap:

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MissBehavin
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what sort of world are we living in? the lions were fantastic to do what they did
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The Lions Did A Great Job By Protecting The Girl, But Miracles Are Bound To Happen.
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That is crazy! How can people do such a terrible thing 2 a little girl. Just think how easy we have it in this country!
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Jun 24 2005, 07:05 PM
That is crazy! How can people do such a terrible thing 2 a little girl. Just think how easy we have it in this country!

but sayin that alot of girls get shipped over here for prostitution :(
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good lion..good lion
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Jun 27 2005, 03:54 PM
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Jun 24 2005, 07:05 PM
That is crazy! How can people do such a terrible thing 2 a little girl. Just think how easy we have it in this country!

but sayin that alot of girls get shipped over here for prostitution :(

Yeah i know but thats there own people from there country confusing them 2 come over he for other reasons! Its preety sad. :evil:
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Shes a lucky little cow :lollol:
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Amazing.Simply amazing.This is one of the unexplained accidents that are happening from time to time between humans and animals.
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Jul 27 2005, 11:41 AM
Amazing.Simply amazing.This is one of the unexplained accidents that are happening from time to time between humans and animals.

Yeah i agree!
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