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  2. Damnatio ad bestias - Wikipedia

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    Gladiators in the circus arena, Zliten mosaic, 1st century AD The exact purpose of the early damnatio ad bestias is not known and might have been a religious sacrifice rather than a legal punishment, [2] especially in the regions where lions existed naturally and were revered by the population, such as Africa, India and other parts of Asia.

  3. Animal Face-Off - Wikipedia

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    A male lion is eating by the river's edge when a male crocodile emerges from the water, intent on stealing the meal. Upon seeing this, the lion roars at the crocodile to back off, but he does little than get a loud hiss from the crocodile. The lion attacks, but cannot land a deadly blow because of the crocodile's thick body armor. The lion ...

  4. List of methods of capital punishment - Wikipedia

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    The methodical removal of portions of the body over an extended period of time, usually with a knife, eventually resulting in death. Sometimes known as "death by a thousand cuts". Pendulum. [8] A machine with an axe head for a weight that slices closer to the victim's torso over time (of disputed historicity). Starvation/Dehydration ...

  5. Killing of Cecil the lion - Wikipedia

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    Of adult male lions that were tagged inside the park, 72% were killed through sport hunting on areas near the park. [19] During 2013, 49 hunted lion carcasses were exported from Zimbabwe as trophies ; [ 6 ] the 2005–2008 Zimbabwe hunt "off-take" ( licensed kills) average was 42 lions per year. [ 22 ]

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  7. Bo Derek remembers her harrowing near-death lion attack on ...

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    International sex symbol shares the challenges of making the 1981 film on its 40th anniversary, including filming a nude scene and surviving a big cat attack.

  8. List of most recent executions by jurisdiction - Wikipedia

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    Capital punishment is retained in law by 55 UN member states or observer states, with 140 having abolished it in law or in practice.The most recent legal executions performed by nations and other entities with criminal law jurisdiction over the people present within its boundaries are listed below.

  9. Oklahoma student describes school fight the day before their ...

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    The video offers a glimpse into the moments before Nex’s death on Feb. 8, which has prompted vigils across the country, thousands of social media posts and demands for justice from LGBTQ people ...