Two lions, who were in an animal shelter in Kyiv, are seen in an enclosure at "Natuurhulpcentrum" nature centre. [Natuurhulpcentrum VZW/Handout via REUTERS]A Belgian animal shelter has taken in two young lions evacuated from Ukraine, who it says Russian troops had threatened to shoot when they encountered them outside Kyiv. Twin males Tsar and Jamil, born in January 2021, were due to be transferred to Belgium in May after the Ukrainian authorities seized them from private owners who had mistreated them. If you touch the animals you first have to touch us'," Thoelen told Reuters on Wednesday. The lions arrived at the Natuurhulpcentrum shelter, one of few able to provide immediate care to wild animals, late on Tuesday.

Source: Standard Digital March 18, 2022 02:22 UTC