'Scarface' died on Friday at around 1pm around Mosiara. [Courtesy]An iconic lion nicknamed 'Scarface' has died of old age after ruling the Masai Mara Game Reserve jungle for 14 years. The 'Scar Face,' also known as 'Half eye' died on Friday at around 1pm around Mosiara where he was born in 2008. Joseph Sindiyio, the Chief Park Warden confirmed the lion’s death, terming it as one of the famous lions. You were an extraordinary male lion, an icon, a legend, an ambassador for Kenya and the Masai Mara,” posed a veteran wildlife photographer Peter Rettig.

Source: Standard Digital June 13, 2021 17:25 UTC