--- title: Cecil the Lion: Animal Psychic Claims to Communicate After Dentist Killed Him description: 'Let not the actions of these few men defeat us or allow darkness to enter our hearts' canonical: https://time.com/3980062/cecil-the-lion-animal-psychic/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-07-31T14:52:56.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-05T08:29:30.445Z og:title: Animal Psychic Claims Cecil the Lion Has Shared a Very Profound Message og:description: "Let not the actions of these few men defeat us or allow darkness to enter our hearts" og:url: https://time.com/3980062/cecil-the-lion-animal-psychic/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd4ddab20f36baace/69885d240a4a2252f69c5639/cecil-the-lion1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3120 og:image:height: 1755 og:image:alt: Cecil the lion og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Animal Psychic Claims Cecil the Lion Has Shared a Very Profound Message twitter:description: "Let not the actions of these few men defeat us or allow darkness to enter our hearts" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd4ddab20f36baace/69885d240a4a2252f69c5639/cecil-the-lion1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Animal Psychic Claims Cecil the Lion Has Shared a Very Profound Message > Sponsored content. 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[Watch (HLS stream): Know Right Now: Who's Actually Killing Zimbabwe's Wildlife?](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/FkRHU6Xe.m3u8) (1:05)  _Published 2015-07-29. Disasterous land reforms, the destruction of property rights and widespread poverty have contributed to the steep decline in Zimbabwe's wildlife._ by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Jul 31, 2015 2:52 PM UTC Disasterous land reforms, the destruction of property rights and widespread poverty have contributed to the steep decline in Zimbabwe's wildlife. by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Jul 31, 2015 2:52 PM UTC The Internet pretty much exploded over the news that American dentist Walter James Palmer had killed Zimbabwe’s beloved lion, Cecil. Some people responded by signing [a petition](http://time.com/3978922/cecil-the-lion-white-house-petition/) to extradite Palmer. Others flooded [his Yelp page](http://time.com/3977190/the-lion-killing-dentist-is-getting-totally-savaged-online/) with negative reviews. (PETA simply called [for his death](http://time.com/3976578/peta-cecil-lion/).) But Karen Anderson, who [calls herself](https://www.facebook.com/pages/Karen-Anderson-Animal-Communicator-Author/62710731536?sk=timeline) an “animal communicator,” responded to all this by getting in touch with the departed lion himself. She said [on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/62710731536/photos/a.215625401536.139981.62710731536/10152872579286537/?type=1&theater) that she was able to communicate with him and received a “profound message.” Here’s her post, complete with Cecil’s message: So, according to Cecil, it is now time for us all to move on. ### Here Are Famous People Posing With Animals They've Killed  After serving as President of the United States in 1909, Teddy Roosevelt went on an 11-month, 2,500-mile safari. The expedition was funded as a scientific expedition by the Smithsonian Institution, according to the Theodore Roosevelt Association. On the trip, Roosevelt trapped or shot over 11,000 animals, including elephants, hippos, and white rhinos. Corbis  Prince Harry crouches over a water buffalo he shot and killed in South America in 2004. © SIPA/REX  Troy Gentry, of the country singing duo Montgomery Gentry, killed this captive black bear in Minnesota in October 2004\. He was sentenced to three months of probation and a $15,000 fine and was banned from hunting in Minnesota for five years.  Donald Trump, Jr., posing with a buffalo in Zimbabwe during a safari trip in 2012. Hunting Legends Africa  Eric Trump, son of Donald Trump, posing with a buffalo in Zimbabwe during a safari trip in 2012. Hunting Legends Africa  Justin Tuck, defensive end for the Oakland Raiders, told Outdoor Life about his enjoyment of the challenge of bow hunting. He also discussed his big game trip to Africa, where he shot a hartebeest, zebra, wildebeest, hyena and water buffalo.  Glenn McGrath, Australian international cricketer, posing with an elephant in Zimbabwe during a safari trip in 2008. Hunting Legends Africa  Miranda Lambert poses with a deer. She also was shown to kill an Alligator during an appearance on the Sportsman Channel's "Country Boys Outdoors,” in 2010. ## Transcript [00:00] [ MUSIC ] [00:14] [ BLANK_AUDIO ] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3980062/cecil-the-lion-animal-psychic/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3980062/cecil-the-lion-animal-psychic/"},"headline":"Animal Psychic Claims Cecil the Lion Has Shared a Very Profound Message","datePublished":"2015-07-31T14:52:56.000Z","dateModified":"2026-10-05T08:29:30.445Z","description":"'Let not the actions of these few men defeat us or allow darkness to enter our hearts'","url":"https://time.com/3980062/cecil-the-lion-animal-psychic/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd4ddab20f36baace/69885d240a4a2252f69c5639/cecil-the-lion1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd4ddab20f36baace/69885d240a4a2252f69c5639/cecil-the-lion1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Cecil the lion","caption":"Cecil the lion","creditText":"Andy Loveridge—Wildlife Conservation Research Unit/AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3980062/cecil-the-lion-animal-psychic/","name":"Animal Psychic Claims Cecil the Lion Has Shared a Very Profound Message"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Know Right Now: Who's Actually Killing Zimbabwe's Wildlife?","description":"Disasterous land reforms, the destruction of property rights and widespread poverty have contributed to the steep decline in Zimbabwe's wildlife.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/FkRHU6Xe/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-07-29T08:27:28.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/FkRHU6Xe.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3980062/cecil-the-lion-animal-psychic/","duration":"PT1M5S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3980062/cecil-the-lion-animal-psychic/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```