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The lion Octavian sits inside his enclosure a day before a relocation of wild animals in captivity at the Zoo in Tecuci
11 Mar 2009
Source: Reuters
 
REFILE - ADDING DATE The lion Octavian sits inside his enclosure a day before a relocation of wild animals in captivity at the Zoo in Tecuci, about 220 km (135 miles) northeast Bucharest March 10, 2009. An international animal rights foundation relocated three lions to Lionsrock, a big cat sanctuary in South Africa following the closure of the Zoo. Picture taken March 10, 2009. REUTERS/Radu Sigheti (ROMANIA ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT S
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Octavian, a lion relocated from a Romanian zoo takes in his new surroundings at Lions Rock big cat sanctuary near Bethlehem in South Africa March 14, 2009. Octavian is one of ...


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