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Book 26, Question 80

How did a boy in Kenya keep lions away from his family's cattle?

Richard Turere lived near a national park in Kenya.

At night, lions came near his family's animals. He noticed that the big cats didn't come near when someone walked with a flashlight. At around age eleven, he built a system of flashing lights wired to a solar panel and car battery. The "lion lights" worked, and people copied them. They help both animals and people stay safe.

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