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One of the two young lions rescued from Ukraine at Shamwari Game Reserve (Lyndon Brandt/AFP)
Two young lions, Tsar and Jamil, who made the long journey to South Africa from war-torn Ukraine have finally found refuge at the Born Free Sanctuary in the Eastern Cape after a harrowing journey.
The pair arrived at their new home, Born Free's Big Cat Sanctuary at Shamwari Private Game Reserve on Tuesday.
Born in a Ukrainian zoo, the lions were sold to a farm in that country as a tourist attraction.
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