The lion cub, a ball of soft, brown fur with sharp little teeth at only several weeks old, wriggles around in the tourist’s arms as she tries to pose for a cute picture with the animal on a farm not far from the South African capital, Pretoria.
Animal rights campaigners from the Humane Society International’s Africa branch (HSI-Africa) have come down strongly against these wildlife selfies, which were a common scene before the coronavirus pandemic and ensuing travel restrictions that killed off tourism.
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