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3 Rescued Lions At The Emoya Big Cat Sanctuary In South Africa

Photo taken on May 19, 2016 shows one of the 33 former circus lions at the Emoya Big Cat Sanctuary, Vaalwater, South Africa's northern Limpopo province. Three lions rescued by the Stichting Leeuw of Holland arrived at their new home, the Emoya Big Cat Sanctuary on Thursday. Emoya means "Welcome home" in Swazi language. The Sanctuary, with an area of 5,000 hectares, is currently home to 44 big cats. Thirty-three of them were lions rescued from circuses across Peru and Colombia and arrived here on May 1, 2016. The receiving of the 3 lions is Emoya's second cooperation with Stichting Leeuw.

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Photo ID	#1227387
Date Taken	20 May 2016
Location	N/A
Photographer	Zhai Jianlan/Xinhua/Photoshot/NurPhoto
Category	Human Interest
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Zhai Jianlan/Xinhua/Photoshot/NurPhoto

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South Africa South Africa 2016 Vaalwater Vaalwater 2016 Staff Stichting Leeuw Lion Lions Nero Emoya Emoya Big Cat Sanctuary Swazi Swazi Language Animals Animal Desert Africa Environment Environmental Issue 19 May 2016 19th May 2016 NurPhoto

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