George Adamson (83), naturalist and husband of Joy, who wrote Born Free, and two of his assistants are killed by Somali poacher

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South African History Online. (2012, August 10). George Adamson (83), naturalist and husband of Joy, who wrote Born Free, and two of his assistants are killed by Somali poacher. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089990

South African History Online (2012) 'George Adamson (83), naturalist and husband of Joy, who wrote Born Free, and two of his assistants are killed by Somali poacher', South African History Online, 10 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089990 (Accessed: 6 October 2026).

South African History Online, George Adamson (83), naturalist and husband of Joy, who wrote Born Free, and two of his assistants are killed by Somali poacher [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089990, (accessed 6 October 2026).

"George Adamson (83), naturalist and husband of Joy, who wrote Born Free, and two of his assistants are killed by Somali poacher." South African History Online, 10 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089990. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

South African History Online. "George Adamson (83), naturalist and husband of Joy, who wrote Born Free, and two of his assistants are killed by Somali poacher." South African History Online. August 10, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089990.