Hera, a six-month-old lion cub, runs out of a cage as it is released at Lionsrock Big Cat Sanctuary April 11, 2013. Four Paws Animal Welfare Foundation transferred 4 lions and 2 tigers from a Zoo in Onesti, Romania to Lionsock Big Cat Sanctuary in South Africa after the Zoo was closed down. More than 100 felines from around the world like lions, tigers, cheetahs or caracals that were originally from Zoos, circuses or kept in illegal captivity are hosted and cared for by Four Paws in their 1,242-hectare sanctuary. (Photo by Mihai Vasile/Reuters/Four Paws)
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