via Dogs save Zimbabwean man from leopard | News24 2015-02-08
Harare – A Zimbabwean man has survived a horrific attack by a leopard, thanks to his seven dogs, it was reported on Saturday.
Gift Moyo, 24, was trying to find his donkeys early on Wednesday morning in Bulilima, southern Zimbabwe, when a leopard dropped down on him from a tree, the Bulawayo daily newspaper The Chronicle reported.
Moyo told the paper that his dogs started growling before he was attacked by the leopard.
“I was startled. Before I could recover, the leopard jumped onto my head and scratched me. It then grabbed me by the left arm and I fell onto the ground. The animal maintained its grip,” he said.
Moyo had to hold onto the leopard’s ear and paw as it struggled to reach his neck. After his dogs fought off the animal, Moyo fought the temptation to stay where he was.
“I staggered towards a nearby stream and washed some of the blood off my body so that I would not attract other wild animals.” Bleeding and in pain, Moyo managed to walk the 10 kilometres back to his home in Male Village. Villagers rushed him to hospital, where he is recovering.
The newspaper published a picture of Moyo in his hospital bed, bandaged heavily around the head and arm. It was unknown whether any of his dogs were injured by the leopard.
COMMENTS
We feel your pain Moyo but are eternally grateful that you are alive.We salute your courage and that of you dogs and pray for your speedy recovery.
Here is a small historical fact; the first person to hold the Chiwundura chieftainship near Gweru was Mubayi Chiwundura, the leader of a group of leopard slayers who hailed from Mhondoro. Among his group was Mahwinyenya my great grandfather whose people originally came from Mt Darwin but later settled in Mhondoro.Mubayi was rewarded for ridding the area of leopards by being made chief.His son Dick reigned after him but went to an early grave after being tortured by Zipra combatants towards the end of the war. An error in succession resulted in Mubayi’s nephew Tagwireyi assuming the chieftainship. Now there is no substantive chief and confusion reigns supreme.
It would be interesting to know the breed(s) of the dogs involved.
Mudhenga is a first son of the first house of Mubayi but was never crowned coz he died early becoz of poison put in their food Dick was just as good as a place holder at the moment there is no living son or daughter of mubayi they are all nephews the only successor is simeon takaruza whos father is ther first son of mubayi who didn’t reign of which the Father is late that when the child comes to succes