Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - FIFA Legends Cup - Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar - December 15, 2022 African Lions' Gaelle Enganamouit in action during the FIFA Legends Cup REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed 

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - FIFA Legends Cup - Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar - December 15, 2022 African Lions' El Hadji Diouf in action with Arab Falcons's Houssine Kharja during the FIFA Legends Cup REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed 

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - FIFA Legends Cup - Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar - December 15, 2022 General view of the action during the match between African Lions v Arab Falcons REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed 

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - FIFA Legends Cup - Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar - December 15, 2022 African Lions' El Hadji Diouf in action during the FIFA Legends Cup REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed 

A Golden Retriever puppy walks with a two-month-old African lion abandoned by its mother at Beijing Wildlife Park on the outskirts of Beijing, China, August 30, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Lee 

Animal nursery worker Wang Shuo holds a two-month-old African lion, abandoned by its mother, at Beijing Wildlife Park on the outskirts of Beijing, China, August 30, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Lee 

A two-month-old white tiger (C), abandoned by its mother, plays with a Golden Retriever puppy next to an African lion at Beijing Wildlife Park on the outskirts of Beijing, China, August 30, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Lee 

Five-years-old white African lions Almaz (R) and Agata pull a rope as they play with employees at the Royev Ruchey Zoo on the suburbs of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia, August 1, 2015. The game is a part of the entertaiment program for visitors of the zoo called "Summer evenings" during which they have an opportunity to watch an evening activity of animals, local media reported. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

Five-years-old white African lions Almaz (R) and Agata pull a rope as they play with employees at the Royev Ruchey Zoo in the suburbs of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia, August 1, 2015. The game is a part of the entertainment program for visitors of the zoo called "Summer evenings" during which they have an opportunity to watch an evening activity of animals, local media reported. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

Seven-month-old lion cubs, Mona and Alex, sit inside their enclosure after their arrival in Amman, Jordan, July 23, 2015. Two lion cubs rescued from Gaza earlier in July have found a new home at a wildlife sanctuary in neighbouring Jordan. The seven-month-old cubs were removed from the Gaza home of a Palestinian refugee, according to Mahdi Quatrameez, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Amman-based Al Ma'wa for Nature and Wildlife (MNW).
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Seven-month-old African lion cubs, Mona and Alex, play inside their enclosure after their arrival in Amman, Jordan, July 23, 2015. Two lion cubs rescued from Gaza earlier in July have found a new home at a wildlife sanctuary in neighbouring Jordan. The seven-month-old cubs were removed from the Gaza home of a Palestinian refugee, according to Mahdi Quatrameez, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Amman-based Al Ma'wa for Nature and Wildlife (MNW). REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed

Palestinian refugee Saad Eldeen Al-Jamal bids farewell to one of his two African lion cubs before the cubs leave Gaza through the Erez crossing between northern Gaza Strip and Israel, July 3, 2015. Jamal said he is placing his two cubs, Mona and Alex, with FOUR PAWS International, hoping they will get better care in a proper place. Jamal added that he is no longer able to to take care of their food and medical care, and that they may pose danger to people as they become bigger. The cubs' parents were believed to have been smuggled into Gaza through a tunnel along the border with Egypt nearly three years ago. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem 

Palestinian refugee Saad Eldeen Al-Jamal's son bids farewell to one of his father's two African lion cubs before the cubs leave Gaza through the Erez crossing between northern Gaza Strip and Israel, July 3, 2015. Jamal said he is placing his two cubs, Mona and Alex, with FOUR PAWS International, hoping they will get better care in a proper place. Jamal added that he is no longer able to to take care of their food and medical care, and that they may pose danger to people as they become bigger. The cubs' parents were believed to have been smuggled into Gaza through a tunnel along the border with Egypt nearly three years ago. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem 

Palestinian refugee Saad Eldeen Al-Jamal's son bids farewell to one of his father's two African lion cubs before the cubs leave Gaza through the Erez crossing between northern Gaza Strip and Israel, July 3, 2015. Jamal said he is placing his two cubs, Mona and Alex, with FOUR PAWS International, hoping they will get better care in a proper place. Jamal added that he is no longer able to to take care of their food and medical care, and that they may pose danger to people as they become bigger. The cubs' parents were believed to have been smuggled into Gaza through a tunnel along the border with Egypt nearly three years ago. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem 

Palestinian refugee Saad Eldeen Al-Jamal (2nd R) stands next to his son who kisses one of his father's two African lion cubs before the cubs leave Gaza through the Erez crossing between northern Gaza Strip and Israel, July 3, 2015. Jamal said he is placing his two cubs, Mona and Alex, with FOUR PAWS International, hoping they will get better care in a proper place. Jamal added that he is no longer able to to take care of their food and medical care, and that they may pose danger to people as they become bigger. The cubs' parents were believed to have been smuggled into Gaza through a tunnel along the border with Egypt nearly three years ago. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem 

Palestinian refugee Saad Eldeen Al-Jamal and two of his granchildren play with his two African lion cubs inside his house at Al-Shabora refugee camp in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip March 19, 2015. Al-Jamal has eventually achieved his dream of raising lions at home after acquiring the two cubs, whose parents are believed to have been smuggled into Gaza through a tunnel along the border with Egypt nearly three years ago. His family have named the female cub Mona, an Arab name, while the male lion was named Alex. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa

The granddaughter of Palestinian refugee Saad Eldeen Al-Jamal plays with his two African lion cubs outside his house at Al-Shabora refugee camp in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip March 19, 2015. Al-Jamal has eventually achieved his dream of raising lions at home after acquiring the two cubs, whose parents are believed to have been smuggled into Gaza through a tunnel along the border with Egypt nearly three years ago. His family have named the female cub Mona, an Arab name, while the male lion was named Alex. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa

The grandson of Palestinian refugee Saad Eldeen Al-Jamal watches as his grandfather sits with his African two lion cubs outside his house at Al-Shabora refugee camp in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip March 19, 2015. Al-Jamal has eventually achieved his dream of raising lions at home after acquiring the two cubs, whose parents are believed to have been smuggled into Gaza through a tunnel along the border with Egypt nearly three years ago. His family has named the female cub Mona, an Arab name, while the male lion was named Alex. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa

Palestinian refugee Saad Eldeen Al-Jamal sits with his African two lion cubs outside his house at Al-Shabora refugee camp in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip March 19, 2015. Al-Jamal has eventually achieved his dream of raising lions at home after acquiring the two cubs, whose parents are believed to have been smuggled into Gaza through a tunnel along the border with Egypt nearly three years ago. His family have named the female cub Mona, an Arab name, while the male lion cub was named Alex. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Children watch as Palestinian refugee Saad Eldeen Al-Jamal sits with his African two lion cubs outside his house at Al-Shabora refugee camp in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip March 19, 2015. Al-Jamal has eventually achieved his dream of raising lions at home after acquiring the two cubs, whose parents are believed to have been smuggled into Gaza through a tunnel along the border with Egypt nearly three years ago. His family have named the female cub Mona, an Arab name, while the male lion was named Alex. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

An African lion is seen at the Paris Zoological Park in the Bois de Vincennes in the east of Paris April 8, 2014. Inaugurated in 1934, the Paris Zoo will reopen for the public on April 12, 2014 after being closed for four-years for renovation, transforming the zoo with new quarters for animals and greater information for visitors about the animals and their environment. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE - Tags: SOCIETY TRAVEL ANIMALS) 

An African lion is seen at the Paris Zoological Park in the Bois de Vincennes in the east of Paris April 8, 2014. Inaugurated in 1934, the Paris Zoo will reopen for the public on April 12, 2014 after being closed for four-years for renovation, transforming the zoo with new quarters for animals and greater information for visitors about the animals and their environment. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE - Tags: SOCIETY TRAVEL ANIMALS) 

An anti-Mursi protester wearing a Guy Fawkes mask celebrates on top of a lion statue near Tahrir square after the announcement of the removal from office of Egypt's deposed President Mohamed Mursi in Cairo, July 4, 2013. Mursi, toppled by the military on Wednesday, is being held by the authorities, a Muslim Brotherhood spokesman and a security official said on Thursday. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) 

Agata (R), a three-year-old female white African lion, licks male Almaz inside an open-air cage at the Royev Ruchey zoo in the suburbs of Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, May 18, 2013. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA - Tags: ANIMALS) 

Almaz, a three-year-old male white African lion, plays with a pumpkin inside his enclosure during the Zoo Halloween Weekend event at the Royev Ruchey zoo in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, October 26, 2012. Zoo employees held a competition for the best Halloween pumpkin, which were afterwards presented to the animals. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS) 

African white lions female Agata (C) and male Almaz (R), both aged one year and a half, and Khan, a 2-year-old male Bengali white tiger look out from their open-air cage at the Royev Ruchey zoo in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, January 11, 2012. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY) 

African white lions female Agata (L) and male Almaz , both aged one year and a half, walk in their open-air cage at the Royev Ruchey zoo in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, January 11, 2012. The lions were bought in South Africa and delivered to Siberia about a year ago, according to the zoo representatives. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY) 

A seven-month-old lion cub plays with an adult white lioness in their enclosure at Belgrade's Zoo December 21, 2011. The four white lions cubs, an extremely rare subspecies of the African lion, have become the zoo's greatest attraction. Another four white lion cubs were born in April earlier this year. REUTERS/Ivan Milutinovic (SERBIA - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS) 

Day-old white lion cubs lie next to their mother Sumba in their enclosure at Belgrade's Zoo December 21, 2011. The four white lions cubs, an extremely rare subspecies of the African lion, have become the zoo's greatest attraction. Another four white lion cubs were born in April earlier this year. REUTERS/Ivan Milutinovic (SERBIA - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS) 

Three of four newly born white lion cubs lie next to their mother in their enclosure in Belgrade's Zoo December 21, 2011. The four white lions cubs, an extremely rare subspecies of the African lion have become the zoo's greatest attraction. Another four white lion cubs were born in April earlier this year. REUTERS/Ivan Milutinovic (SERBIA - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Seven-month-old lion cubs gather around an adult white lioness in their enclosure in Belgrade's Zoo December 21, 2011. The four white lions cubs, an extremely rare subspecies of the African lion, have become the zoo's greatest attraction. Another four white lion cubs were born in April earlier this year. REUTERS/Ivan Milutinovic (SERBIA - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS) 

Zoo owner and artist Aleksandr Pylyshenko nuzzles female African lion Katya through the bars of a cage at his private zoo situated in his backyard in the city of Vasilyevka, southeastern Ukraine September 7, 2011. Pylyshenko broadcasted on the internet his experience of living in the cage with Katya and her cubs for 36 days, before leaving it on Wednesday. According to local media, Pylyshenko wanted to raise funds to improve the lions' living conditions and also raise awareness of the plight of wild animals in private Ukrainian zoos. REUTERS/Stringer (UKRAINE - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY) 

African lion Katya licks zoo owner and artist Aleksandr Pylyshenko in a cage at his private zoo situated in his backyard in the city of Vasilyevka, southeastern Ukraine September 7, 2011. Pylyshenko broadcasted on the internet his experience of living in the cage with Katya and her cubs for 36 days, before leaving it on Wednesday. According to local media, Pylyshenko wanted to raise funds to improve the lions' living conditions and also raise awareness of the plight of wild animals in private Ukrainian zoos. REUTERS/Stringer (UKRAINE - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Female African lion Annie growls during a walk with her three 2-month-old cubs, inside an open-air cage at the Royev Ruchey zoo in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, August 11, 2011. Annie began to walk with her three cubs outside the closed cage in which they had been born June 12, according to zoo employees. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY) 

Female African lion Annie licks one of her three 2-month-old cubs, inside an open-air cage at the Royev Ruchey zoo in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, August 11, 2011. Annie began to walk with her three cubs outside the closed cage in which they had been born June 12, according to zoo employees. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY) 

Zoo owner and artist Aleksandr Pylyshenko looks out from between bars of a cage, next to female African lion Katya, at a private zoo situated in his yard in the city of Vasilyevka, southeastern Ukraine August 3, 2011. Pylyshenko decided to spend five weeks in a cage with a pair of African lions, Katya and Samson, to get money for improving the lions' living conditions, according to local media. He is broadcasting it on internet to attract the public's attention to plight of wild animals in private Ukrainian zoos, which do not get enough fundings. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE - Tags: ANIMALS BUSINESS SOCIETY ODDLY) 

Zoo owner and artist Aleksandr Pylyshenko strokes female African lion Katya inside a cage at a private zoo situated in his yard in the city of Vasilyevka, southeastern Ukraine August 3, 2011. Pylyshenko decided to spend five weeks in a cage with a pair of African lions, Katya and Samson, to get money for improving the lions' living conditions, according to local media. He is broadcasting it on internet to attract the public's attention to plight of wild animals in private Ukrainian zoos, which do not get enough fundings. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE - Tags: ANIMALS BUSINESS SOCIETY ODDLY) 

Zoo owner and artist Aleksandr Pylyshenko lies next to female African lion Katya inside a cage at a private zoo situated in his yard in the city of Vasilyevka, southeastern Ukraine August 3, 2011. Pylyshenko decided to spend five weeks in a cage with a pair of African lions, Katya and Samson, to get money for improving the lions' living conditions, according to local media. He is broadcasting it on internet to attract the public's attention to plight of wild animals in private Ukrainian zoos, which do not get enough fundings. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE - Tags: ANIMALS BUSINESS SOCIETY ODDLY IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Egyptian Al-Sayed El-Essawy, who claims to be the 'strongest man in the world', stands on top of a cage after his fight with a lion in a cage at al El Hafaer village in the Delta city of Belqas, 200 km north of Cairo, June 25, 2011. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic (EGYPT - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS) 

Egyptian Al-Sayed El-Essawy, who claims to be the 'strongest man in the world', fights with a lion in a cage at al El Hafaer village in the Delta city of Belqas, 200 km north of Cairo, June 25, 2011. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic (EGYPT - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

One-year-old African white lion cub Almaz rests inside its enclosure at the Royev Ruchey zoo in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, June 24, 2011. The lions Agata and Almaz, who bear the names proposed by local resident Yelena Vilkina, the winner of a contest, were bought in South Africa and delivered to Siberia last winter. The Royev Ruchey is the second Russian zoo which owns white lions, according to a zoo representative. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA - Tags: ANIMALS) 

One-year-old African white lion cub Almaz rests inside its enclosure at the Royev Ruchey zoo in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, June 24, 2011. The lions Agata and Almaz, who bear the names proposed by local resident Yelena Vilkina, the winner of a contest, were bought in South Africa and delivered to Siberia last winter. The Royev Ruchey is the second Russian zoo which owns white lions, according to a zoo representative. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA - Tags: ANIMALS) 

One-year-old African white lion cubs lie inside their enclosure at the Royev Ruchey zoo in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, February 11, 2011. A female and a male lion were bought in South Africa and delivered to Siberia by plane several days ago. The Royev Ruchey is the second Russian zoo which own white lions, according to the zoo representative. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY) 

A boy sits on a lion statue on the edge of a bridge overlooking the river Nile during the first day of Eid al-Adha in Cairo November 16, 2010. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha by slaughtering sheep, goats, camels and cows to commemorate Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son, Ismail, on God's command. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih (EGYPTRELIGION - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) 

Two-month old African lion cubs are held by zookeepers before receiving vaccinations at the Ramat Gan Safari near Tel Aviv July 25, 2010. REUTERS/Amir Cohen (ISRAEL - Tags: ANIMALS) 

A two-month old African lion cub is weighed by a zoo keeper after being vaccinated at the Ramat Gan Safari near Tel Aviv July 25, 2010. REUTERS/Amir Cohen (ISRAEL - Tags: ANIMALS) 

A two-month old African lion cub reacts as a zookeeper cleans her after a vaccination at the Ramat Gan Safari near Tel Aviv July 25, 2010. REUTERS/Amir Cohen (ISRAEL - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Two-month old African lion cubs sit on the grass after receiving vaccinations from a zoo veterinarian at the Ramat Gan Safari near Tel Aviv July 25, 2010. REUTERS/Amir Cohen (ISRAEL - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY) 

Two-month-old African lion cubs sit on the grass after receiving vaccinations from a zoo veterinarian at the Ramat Gan Safari near Tel Aviv July 25, 2010. REUTERS/Amir Cohen (ISRAEL - Tags: ANIMALS) 

An Egyptian family rows a boat near an excavator dredging the River Nile as part of a clean up operation, in Cairo June 1, 2010. Egypt, which relies on the Nile for almost all its water, is locked in a dispute with African states upstream which have challenged Cairo's claim to the lion's share of the flow. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT) 

An Egyptian family sits in a boat along the River Nile in Cairo June 1, 2010. Egypt, which relies on the Nile for almost all its water, is locked in a dispute with African states upstream which have challenged Cairo's claim to the lion's share of the flow. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT) 

An excavator dredges the River Nile as part of a clean up operation in Cairo June1, 2010. Egypt, which relies on the Nile for almost all its water, is locked in a dispute with African states upstream which have challenged Cairo's claim to the lion's share of the flow. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT - Tags: SOCIETY) 

A girl carries a container of water after collecting it from a public fountain in Abu El-Nomros, outskirts of Cairo, May 18, 2010. Abu El-Nomros and many other places in Egypt are suffering from water shortages as Egypt, standing behind colonial-era treaties that give it the lion's share of the river's total flow, fears population growth may outstrip water resources as early as 2017 after four east African countries signed a new deal creating a permanent commission to manage the River Nile's waters on Friday, putting them on a collision course with Egypt and Sudan. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT - Tags: SOCIETY ENERGY POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Three one-month-old female African lion cubs lie together as they are shown to the media for the first time at the Ramat Gan Safari near Tel Aviv February 21, 2010. The birth of the three female cubs eased concerns about the balance of the lion group at the safari after most of the previous cubs born were male, a statement from Ramat Gan Safari said on Sunday. REUTERS/Gil Cohen Magen (ISRAEL - Tags: ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT) 

Three one-month-old female African lion cubs lie together at the Ramat Gan Safari near Tel Aviv February 21, 2010. The birth of the three female cubs eased concerns about the balance of the lion group at the safari after most of the previous cubs born were male, a statement from Ramat Gan Safari said on Sunday. REUTERS/Gil Cohen Magen (ISRAEL - Tags: ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

A close up picture shows a reascued lion in his enclosure at the Botlierskop game farm near Mossel Bay, about 400km east of Cape Town November 30, 2009. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach(SOUTH AFRICA) WORLD CUP 2010 

Three small African lions sit in their cage at a zoo in Cairo July 14, 2009. REUTERS/ Tarek Mostafa (EGYPT ANIMALS) 

Luba el-Helw, an Egyptian lion tamer, feeds the lion as she performs at the National circus in Cairo July 9, 2009. Reuters/Asmaa Waguih (EGYPT ANIMALS SOCIETY) 

Ramat Gan Safari veterinarian Igal Horowitz administers medicine to a six-week-old male African lion cub at the safari near Tel Aviv February 3, 2009. REUTERS/Gil Cohen Magen (ISRAEL) 

Shalom and Salam, six-week-old male African lion cubs, sit together in the Ramat Gan Safari near Tel Aviv February 3, 2009. REUTERS/Gil Cohen Magen (ISRAEL)