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Two young lions are dispatched from Cape Town to Ceylon as a gift to the King of Kandy. http://www.news24.com
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- 17 Feb 2012
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South African History Online. (2012, February 17). Two young lions are dispatched from Cape Town to Ceylon as a gift to the King of Kandy. http://www.news24.com . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074145
South African History Online (2012) 'Two young lions are dispatched from Cape Town to Ceylon as a gift to the King of Kandy. http://www.news24.com ', South African History Online, 17 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074145 (Accessed: 21 September 2026).
South African History Online, Two young lions are dispatched from Cape Town to Ceylon as a gift to the King of Kandy. http://www.news24.com [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074145, (accessed 21 September 2026).
"Two young lions are dispatched from Cape Town to Ceylon as a gift to the King of Kandy. http://www.news24.com ." South African History Online, 17 Feb. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074145. Accessed 21 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Two young lions are dispatched from Cape Town to Ceylon as a gift to the King of Kandy. http://www.news24.com ." South African History Online. February 17, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074145.
Further reading
KwaZulu-Natal Literary Trails (under Heritage Routes)
Ambassador Lindiwe Mabuza and her connection with Scotland: An Appreciation by Brian Filling
Langa Township, Cape Town
Gansbaai, Overberg
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