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 ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - Ethiopia is a perilous place to be an Abyssinian lion — so perilous that an Italian aid group brought two orphaned cubs to the Italian Embassy, where the wife of a diplomat has been caring for them inside a fenced garden.
The Lion Zoo in the impoverished nation's capital has been killing the endangered animals, poisoning six cubs this year because of lack of funding and space, zoo officials said.
This even though the Abyssinian lion, famed for its black mane, is Ethiopia's national symbol, adorning statues and the local currency. Ethiopians have long been fascinated with the rare creatures.
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