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The death of the iconic lion and King of the Nairobi National Park jungle, Sirikoi caused a stir in media and social media spaces with many mourning his death. He reportedly died in his natural habitat inside the park. The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said the celebrated lion rested at eight years old due to an undisclosed illness. Lions have a lifespan of between 14-16 years.
According to KWS, Sirikoi was “a majestic, charismatic, tactful and agile male lion with profound hunting skills that enabled him to attack, and subdue big prey like giraffes and buffaloes alone”.
He was born on January 2014 in the Sosian Valley, in the North-Western Kenyan County of Laikipia. He was from one of the most dominant and charismatic lion families (pride) in the lion-dominated areas of the country.
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