Lion rescued from Syria zoo gives birth in Jordan reserve

Monday, August 14, 2017

SOUF, Jordan -- The odds had been stacked against Hajar, a lion cub born hours after her mother, Dana, rescued from a defunct zoo in war-torn Syria, was released into a wildlife reserve in Jordan.

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