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Botswana cheetah Legolas killed in 'unnecessary' attack
Source: BBC
Botswana cheetah Legolas killed in 'unnecessary' attack
5 October 2015 Africa
A Botswanan cheetah called Legolas that was being studied by researchers has been killed, conservationists said.
Legolas, named after an elf in Lord of the Rings, helped researchers understand how the animals hunt together.
The body was found next to a highway along with a shotgun cartridge, in what Cheetah Conservation Botswana called an "unnecessary and unprovoked attack".
The death is being investigated as a poaching case.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-34448465
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