Donald Trump Jr, left, with his brother, Eric. And no, that leopard is not sleeping…

Yesterday fury broke out across social networks over surfaced photos of Donald Trump’s sons on a safari killing spree in Zimbabwe. Taken last year, the pictures show Eric and Donald Trump proudly posing next to animals they’ve killed. The list include an elephant, leopard, crocodile, kudu, civet cat and water buck.

Animal rights group PETA criticised the pair, saying:

If the young Trumps are looking for a thrill, perhaps they should consider skydiving, bungee jumping, or even following in their anti-hunting father’s footsteps and taking down competing businesses—not wild animals!

But the Trump brothers are not phased, and Donald Jr. even took to Twitter to defend their safari:

He later continued his defense, referring directly complaints that the animals he and his brother had killed, namely elephants, had shrinking populations:

And what does dad think? You might be surprised to learn that Donald Trump is actually also a bit upset with them. Check out his answer, when asked about it by CNN yesterday:

Here is a full gallery of the boys’ hunting achievements:

[Source: Newsday]