Scarface, the most famous lion in the world, has died. According to conservationists who accompanied him at the time of his last breath, the animal was calm and everything happened naturally. Do you know his story and why did he become a legend?
this huge cat dominated an area of 400 square meters within the Masai Mara nature reserve, together with his three brothers. Together they were called “The Four Musketeers” and had to face several opponents throughout their reign. However, they always won.
Now, with the death of Scarface many things may change. That will be seen later.
Scarface’s story
his name, which in Spanish it can be translated as “Cut face”, is due to a scar that crossed his right eye. This, he acquired in one of her many disputes to keep the throne as leader of the Maasai Mara pack. But, despite his injury, the result did not remove him from the throne.
Though he was the alpha male of a group with around 900 lions, his three brothers always helped him with the control of the place. Together, the four musketeers faced many enemies, who sought to take away the leadership of the African nature reserve where they lived.
Nevertheless, Scarface lived the average time that any lion lives, 14 years. He did not die in a fight, but died naturally and in absolute calm. At the time of his death there were no tourist vehicles, no hyenas, no enemies, just a group from the Mara Predator Conservation Program (MPCP).
Conservationists accompanied him on his last breath
On Friday, June 11, 2021, in the Masai Mara reserve, located in the southwest of the African country. It was members of the MPCP who reported the passing of the site’s most famous and long-lived lion, Scarface.
According to the publication made on the MPCP’s profile on the social network Facebook, the last minutes of the King of the Mara were calm. His death was peaceful, without any disturbance from vehicles or other animals.
The only vehicle that was present at the scene at the time of Scarface’s departure was that of the conservation group. They waited to support the lion and offer him a worthy ceremony before burying him.
He will be remembered as a legend
The news of Scarface’s death saddened conservationists, defenders and nature lovers alike.. So his name was trending, thanks to the many people who wanted to fire him.
Photographer Randall Ball, who specializes in African wildlife, said “he was and will be a legend. Many people visited the Masai Mara just to see him. He will be remembered as one of the coalition of the four musketeers, the brothers who dominated this natural reserve”.