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C-Boy (d. June 2018, age ~14) was a lion in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.[1][2] He is known for having survived an attack from a pack of three male lions, nicknamed "The Killers", in August 2009.[3] He later nearly succumbed to infection after the attack. A decade later, C-Boy was found dead due to unknown causes.[1] Photographer Nick Nichols took pictures of him during visits to the Serengeti between 2011 and 2013.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b Quammen, David (August 24, 2018). "Remembering an African Lion That Defied Death: C-boy, an iconic African lion, lived a longer-than-average life for his kind, and was admired for his tenacity and fierce spirit". National Geographic.
  2. ^ Quammen, David (August 2013). "The Short Happy Life of a Serengeti Lion: Death is always near, and teamwork is essential on the Serengeti—even for a magnificent, dark-maned male known as C-Boy". National Geographic.
  3. ^ Tucker, Abigail (January 2010). "The Truth About Lions: The world's foremost lion expert reveals the brutal, secret world of the king of beasts". Smithsonian Magazine.
  4. ^ Taylor, Alan (August 8, 2013). "Intimate National Geographic Portraits of the Serengeti Lion". The Atlantic.
  5. ^ Rosenberg, David (October 4, 2013). "Up Close With the Lions of the Serengeti". Slate.