Mosul zoo lion and bear flown out of Iraq
Lula the bear, pictured here, and Simba the lion, were the only survivors of the privately owned Muntazah al-Nour zoo in the eastern half of war-torn Mosul (AFP Photo/AHMAD GHARABLI)/ Arbil (Iraq) (AFP) - Simba the lion and Lula the bear, the ailing last two residents of Mosul zoo, were flown out of Iraq Monday to receive emergency care from an animal welfare group. A group of veterinarians from the Four Paws International charity took the animals out of war-battered Mosul and after many administrative delays finally managed to fly them out ...
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