Abandoned zoo animals arrive at an animal rehabilitation shelter in Jordan
By Globaltimes.cn, Published: 2017-04-13 16:17:42
Simba the lion, one of two surviving animals in Mosul's zoo along with Lola the bear, looks on a military helicopter flying over of the Mosul's zoo, Iraq, February 2, 2017. Photo: Muhammad Hamed/CFP
Editor's Note:
Two abandoned zoo animals, a lion named Simba and a bear named Lola from Mosul, arrived at an animal rehabilitation shelter in Jordan on April 11. Most of the animals in the Mosul zoo were killed or died of starvation during the recent conflict between Iraqi forces and Islamic State (IS) fighters. Photos: Muhammad Hamed/CFP
Lola the bear, one of two surviving animals in Mosul's zoo, along with Simba the lion, is seen at an enclosure in the shelter after arriving at an animal rehabilitation shelter in Jordan on April 11. Photo: Muhammad Hamed/CFP 
Simba the lion, one of two surviving animals in Mosul's zoo, along with Lola the bear, is seen after arriving at an animal rehabilitation shelter in Jordan on April 11. Photo: Muhammad Hamed/CFP