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BOTSWANA PRESIDENT IAN Khama has received two stitches in his face after being clawed by a cheetah, a government spokesman has said.
The incident occurred at a Botswana Defence Force barracks last week government spokesman Jeff Ramsay told AFP.
“He was scratched by a cheetah last week but not really attacked per se,” Ramsay said.
The cheetah was being fed in an enclosure close to where Khama was standing and somehow managed to get its claw to the president’s face.
Khama was not admitted to hospital, but did receive treatment. He was seen last week with a plaster on his face.
Ramsay said there were no security implications to the attack and added that because of the minor nature of the injuries the government had initially decided not to issue a public statement.
Cheetahs are one of the few large cats not to have fully retractable claws. Far from being razor sharp the claws are more akin to those of a dog than a lion.
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Got clawed by a bird in Coppers once needed more than 2 stitches I can tell ya… And that didn’t make the news!!!
You should have told her you were the President of Botswana. Always works for me.
The cheetah didn’t mean to hurt him. He was just trying to swot a fly that landed on the president’s face.
I’m gonna pop the prez
Gonna head straight for his eyesocket
I I I’m huntin
Lookin for Ian Khama
This is f@&king clawsome….
I would reckon that cat is now a beautiful rug in his living room….
Close call, must of cheetah death!
must have*
‘ Training wild cats ‘ – by Claud Balls.
Miaow….
Actually, it sounds like a cover-up,
- maybe HE was the ‘cheetah’ (cheater),
& his missus found out about it,
& it was HER claws that did the damage…!!
Thumbs down, – oh dear, no sense of humour by some poor SOB’s.
This chap was on top gear once
Was he the guy who flew on on a micro light on the Botswana special?
Well, there’s something you don’t see every day!
Wheres B Lowe with his claim that the cheetah was a CIA agent….
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