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EPISODE · Aug 6, 2025 · 47 MIN

Episode 32: The Day the Lioness Didn’t Stop

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25-year-old safari guide Richard Field was living his dream—leading tourists through wild Africa in search of lions. But one step off the beaten path would change everything. What began as a routine tracking mission turned into a nightmare. He came face-to-face with death in its rawest, most primal form. After stepping out of his vehicle to follow fresh paw prints, he was suddenly ambushed by a charging lioness defending her young. Knocked to the ground and mauled, Richard was moments from death as the lioness sank her teeth into his skull. A desperate fight for survival. And a moment so raw, so intimate, it would leave Richard clinging to life..Wilderness Bonescapes Outdoor Sales⁠https://wildernessbonescapes.com/outdoor-stuff-on-sale⁠.Audible⁠https://www.amazon.com/hz/audible/arya/mlpencoding=UTF8&purchaseType=MTRIAL&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dbb68da43653929fb3e8e59c2c5c70fe&language=enUS&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠.Kindle Unlimited⁠https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/hz/subscribe/ku?shoppingPortalEnabled=true&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=a7af85340487b2c5ca0fba05a7b31d39&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠.Amazon Music Unlimited⁠https://www.amazon.com/music/unlimited?&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dadc11e13b402d23e3446ad1517a5dd4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠..Sources:1.      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiapBbYhK-g2.      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-h_1OZ_qtg3.      https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-01/bite-club-welcomes-man-mauled-by-lion-among-predator-survivors/1016995544.      https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/time-you-embrace-your-lion-richard-field?published=u&fbclid=IwY2xjawLnnYNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE4T3lnaUFaTUpDdDVqcXd6AR7llrUNKq6sYwxesHRQ_-v6NX7VXlNVrGWft0EVoffHrfM6rrCPNwl3lDRnhw_aem_Z6OGQBjZInQq2Vjbj0-h_w5.      https://africanimpact.com/blog/african-lion/6.      https://www.bornfreeusa.org/species/lions/7.      https://globalconservation.org/endangered-species/african-lion8.      https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-to-survive-a-lion-attack-6523224/9.      https://www.africanparks.org/save-lionsm10. https://www.theafricanwild.com/survive-the-big-five/11. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-to-survive-a-lion-attack-6523224/12. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/130802-lions-trophy-hunting-extinction-opinion-animals-africa-conservation#:~:text=There%20are%20several%20reasons%20why,the%20communities%20affected%20by%20hunting.13. https://www.awf.org/wildlife-conservation/lionThis episode was enhanced with Chat GPT

25-year-old safari guide Richard Field was living his dream—leading tourists through wild Africa in search of lions. But one step off the beaten path would change everything. What began as a routine tracking mission turned into a nightmare. He came face-to-face with death in its rawest, most primal form. After stepping out of his vehicle to follow fresh paw prints, he was suddenly ambushed by a charging lioness defending her young. Knocked to the ground and mauled, Richard was moments from death as the lioness sank her teeth into his skull. A desperate fight for survival. And a moment so raw, so intimate, it would leave Richard clinging to life..Wilderness Bonescapes Outdoor Sales⁠https://wildernessbonescapes.com/outdoor-stuff-on-sale⁠.Audible⁠https://www.amazon.com/hz/audible/arya/mlpencoding=UTF8&purchaseType=MTRIAL&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dbb68da43653929fb3e8e59c2c5c70fe&language=enUS&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠.Kindle Unlimited⁠https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/hz/subscribe/ku?shoppingPortalEnabled=true&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=a7af85340487b2c5ca0fba05a7b31d39&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠.Amazon Music Unlimited⁠https://www.amazon.com/music/unlimited?&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dadc11e13b402d23e3446ad1517a5dd4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠..Sources:1.      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiapBbYhK-g2.      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-h_1OZ_qtg3.      https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-01/bite-club-welcomes-man-mauled-by-lion-among-predator-survivors/1016995544.      https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/time-you-embrace-your-lion-richard-field?published=u&fbclid=IwY2xjawLnnYNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE4T3lnaUFaTUpDdDVqcXd6AR7llrUNKq6sYwxesHRQ_-v6NX7VXlNVrGWft0EVoffHrfM6rrCPNwl3lDRnhw_aem_Z6OGQBjZInQq2Vjbj0-h_w5.      https://africanimpact.com/blog/african-lion/6.      https://www.bornfreeusa.org/species/lions/7.      https://globalconservation.org/endangered-species/african-lion8.      https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-to-survive-a-lion-attack-6523224/9.      https://www.africanparks.org/save-lionsm10. https://www.theafricanwild.com/survive-the-big-five/11. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-to-survive-a-lion-attack-6523224/12. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/130802-lions-trophy-hunting-extinction-opinion-animals-africa-conservation#:~:text=There%20are%20several%20reasons%20why,the%20communities%20affected%20by%20hunting.13. https://www.awf.org/wildlife-conservation/lionThis episode was enhanced with Chat GPT

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