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Photos of them with dead animals from other hunts accompany another story headlined “Couple’s delight at slaughter of beasts.”

The photos were soon picked up by other British news outlets and quickly spread through social media with many expressing outrage at the couple’s pastime.

The Mirror found the photos on the promotional Facebook page of a South African company, Legelela Safaris.

Under the photo of the couple, with their lips locking as they sit behind the body of an enormous lion, the tour company wrote: “Hard work in the hot Kalahari sun … well done. A monster lion.”

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For a second photo of them with a lion, the tour company wrote: “There is nothing like hunting the king of the jungle in the sands of the Kalahari. Well done to the happy huntress and the team.”

The Facebook photos have since been taken down, but copies are circulating furiously online, and not in a friendly way.

The Mirror spoke briefly with Darren Carter about why they are kissing before its piece was published, quoting him saying: “We aren’t interested in commenting on that at all. It’s too political.”

Messages for the couple by the National Post were not returned prior to deadline.

Until now, at least, the Carters have not been shy about their hunting exploits.

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Photos of them with dead game are featured on the website for their taxidermy company, Solitude Taxidermy, which uses the slogan “Bring your Trophy back to Life.”

“We are hunters too, and our trophies mean the world to us. It’s not just an animal, it’s our memories of our best and most challenging experiences,” they say on their site.