Czech mate awaits for lucky Lily; ZOO.BELFAST'S most famous big cat - Lily the rare hand-reared Barbary lion The Barbary Lion, Atlas lion or Nubian lion Panthera leo leo is a subspecies of lion that has become extinct in the wild. The Barbary lion formerly ranged in North Africa (from Morocco to Libya) and continuing to Egypt. - has left the city for a home in eastern Europe Eastern Europe The countries of eastern Europe, especially those that were allied with the USSR in the Warsaw Pact, which was established in 1955 and dissolved in 1991. , it was announced yesterday. The two-year-old is on her way to a new life in the Hodonin Zoo in the Czech Republic and a date with four-year-old Simon, with whom it is hoped she will eventually mate. Linda Frew from Belfast Zoo said: "The time has come for her departure and my job is done. "I feel proud that I have helped Lily for a short part of her life. "I hope she will enjoy her new surroundings and settle with Simon and the other lions at Hodonin Zoo." |
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