Frustrated

http://158.69.55.95/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/kahn2.jpgIn a haunting display of frustration and despair, Kahn resorted to a startling act of self-mutilation—chewing his own tail. The consequence was a grotesque tableau of suffering, with the tip of his tail raw and grotesquely swollen.

Had salvation not arrived in the nick of time, his fate seemed sealed; days were numbered before he succumbed to his self-inflicted agony. Keahey, recounting Kahn’s pitiable condition upon arrival, painted a grim portrait of a lion on the brink. Bone problems further burdened him, rendering each step a painful ordeal. Kahn’s story was one of harrowing resilience, where salvation emerged just as the shadows of despair closed in.