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| Kendall Jones killed a lion aged 14 |
THIS grinning teen is thought to be the youngest girl to shoot what animal hunters dub Africa's 'big five'.
Cheerleader Kendall Jones has posed with scores of wild and endangered animals long before American dentist Walter Palmer caused worldwide condemnation for slaughtering Cecil the Lion.
The bloodthirsty youngster, now aged 20, claims to be the youngest person ever to kill the big five - taking a white rhino, lion, Cape buffalo, leopard, and African elephant, aged just 14.
She claims to have shot six of the dangerous seven in the same year - which includes the big five along with crocodiles and hippos.
Boasting photographs posted by the Texas Tech University student on social media have attracted hundreds of thousands of likes.
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| A young Kendall Jones stands behind the dead body of a leopard, her braces are still visible |
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| A young Kendall Jones with a dead rhino |
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| Kendall Jones claims to have killed six of the dangerous seven |
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| Kendall Jones as a teen with a dead buffalo and lion |
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| dall Jones, now a 20-year-old cheerleader, continues to kill wildlife |
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| Kendall Jones with a dead antelope |
But they sparked outrage among animal rights activists who started a petition calling on social media to pull down the images.
These new images, which have been removed from Facebook, show a young Jones proudly brandishing her gun behind a lifeless rhino.
I'm here to tell you, I'm NEVER going to stop
Kendall Jones
The fledgling hunter beams a mouth full of braces behind a butchered antelope at the beginning of her killing career.
Another image shows a distateful photograph of Jones grinning with a slaughtered African hippo surrounded by blood.
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| Kendall Jones with a lynx and the tail of an elephant she killed |
These images helped her cement her name in the hunting world, which she now profits from with her Game On hunting online show, as well as media appearances and merchandise.
Her Facebook page shows the student, who is studying for a degree in marketing, defiant in her love of hunting.
In one post she writes: "I'm here to tell you, I'm NEVER going to stop. I'm proud to hunt, proud to cheer, proud to wear makeup, and especially PROUD TO BE ME!"
The Texan claims to have made her first kill using a .416 Remington rifle and boasted about how she managed to take down a charging Cape buffalo, and a large maned lion in one trip only to return two weeks later to add a leopard and hippo to her list of trophy kills.
Today Zimbabwean hunter Theo Bronkhorst and game park owner Honest Ndlovu, a private game park owner, have appeared in court in Zimbabwe accused of hunting Cecil the lion without a licence.
It is alleged the men were paid $50,000 (£35,000) by American dentist Walter Palmer to arrange for him to hunt and kill the lion in Zimbabwe.
Bronkhorst pleaded not guilty to the charge of "failing to prevent an unlawful hunt" and was set free after posting $1,000 (£638) bail and depositing his passport with the court.
Ndlovu, who is also accused of assisting Palmer, was not charged and will testify for the state and be charged later.
Palmer has received death threats for the killing of Cecil the lion and police are now monitoring his dentist practice in Minneapolis.
A small pile of stuffed animals, including lions and a monkey, were placed outside the front door of the office, which appeared to be closed today.
Officers are making plans to manage protests which may take place tomorrow.
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