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The Barbary Lion: Morocco's Royal Lion and Its Survival
Extinct in the wild since 1942. The last pure bloodline on earth lives in Morocco's royal zoo in Rabat.
Thirty-three lions pace their enclosures in Rabat. They are descendants of the royal collection — the last bloodline of the Barbary lion, the animal that once terrified Roman legions and inspired the coat of arms of half a dozen nations.
