Muheeb, Dhubiya and Saif have been loving playing with their giant balls at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary. Their ball skills even made it into the news this weekend as part of the coverage of the UEFA European Football Championships! The trio and three other lions were once trophy pets in Kuwait but were dumped by their owners when they were no longer wanted. Known as the Kuwait 6 they were recaptured in the streets of Kuwait City or the desert that surrounds it and looked after at the closed Kuwait Zoo until ADI stepped in to bring them to our 455 acre sanctuary in South Africa. With the Copa América also underway, if there are any teams looking for little more bite in attack or defence, then perhaps Muheeb, Dhubiya, and Saif could teach them a thing or two.

Our thanks to the Daily Star Sunday who had a double spread featuring the playful lions at the weekend.