Saving the world's lion cubs - in pictures
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Natalya Lutsenko, technologist at the Mariupol Wildlife Park, feeds a newborn lion cub in the Russian-controlled Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine. AP -
Two newborn lion cubs were abandoned there by the previous owners. AP -
Ms Lutsenko holds a newborn lion cub. AP -
Zoo animals represent a small portion of the collateral damage caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. AP -
A recently born African lion cub crawls around during a medical check at the Sudan Animal Rescue Centre in Al Bageir, near the country's capital Khartoum. EPA -
Osman Salih, founder of the Sudan Animal Rescue Centre, holds a lion cub during a medical check. EPA -
The rescue mission started by Mr Salih was initially financed by his own savings. EPA -
Mr Salih pets a lioness at the facility. AFP -
Twin lion cubs Albi and Leo take their first steps outdoors at Pairi Daiza zoo in Brugelette, Belgium. Reuters -
Two newborn white lions lay in their cage at the Zoo of Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia. EPA -
A four-month-old lion cub is shown to the public for the first time at Sri Lanka’s Ridiyagama Safari Park. AFP -
Newly born Barbary lion cubs rest inside their enclosure at Dvur Kralove Zoo in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic. Reuters -
A white lion cub born in Turkey appears during World Lion Day, which was announced to draw attention to the declining lion population. Getty Images -
A white lion cub born in Turkey. Getty Images -
Five-day-old lion cubs at a safari park in Belogorsk, Russia. Reuters -
A Palestinian man carries a lion cub to show to children in Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters -
Two lion cubs are carried through the streets of Al Shaboura refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip. EPA -
Three newborn lion cubs in a cardboard box at Nama zoo in Gaza city. AP -
A zoo employee helps a lioness clean her newborn lion cub at Nama zoo. AP -
In the past, a number of animals in small private Gaza zoos have starved to death or have been killed in the long-running conflict between Palestinians and Israelis. AP -
Nama is operated by a private charity, putting it in a slightly better position than other zoos that often struggle to provide for their animals. AP -
Schools organise daily trips to the zoo and the entry fee is less than $1, helping to cover costs. AP -
A worker holds lion cubs outside their cage at a zoo in Yemen's south-western city of Taiz. Reuters -
A month-old liliger cub walks in Novosibirsk Zoo in Russia. The cubs' mother is Zita, a liger, and their father is a lion. AP
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