BenTzur enjoys a great big yawn followed by Ori as they settle down for the night in their house at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary, South Africa.

Time seems to have flown since BenTzur and Ori lives touched down at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary in South Africa. It took a lot to get them here, but the boys are definitely home and loving it!

It was two years ago this summer that the #Kuwait6 arrived at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary, our first major operation supporting cracking down on the illegal #TrophyPet business.

Like most lions and tigers, BenTzur loves to climb up high to check out his surroundings.  Being apex predators, they do not fear sitting out in the open and love views.

Never forget Ori and BenTzur’s journey home from Tel Aviv to Cairo to Frankfurt to Johannesburg and finally the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary, with our new fundraising T-shirt and hoodie launched today.

Ori was always the shy, quiet one of the two young lions who arrived at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary from Israel last week. The team from Israel’s Nature & Parks Authority and the zoo that cared for him said that it was thanks to BenTzur, acting as a big brother, that Ori had first started to gain some confidence. During last week’s journey with the ADI team, BenTzur was full of confidence whereas Ori was wary.

When the boys spot a new object in their feeding camp, they stalk forward with Ori taking the lead, before carrying their prize into their house to play with it.

The story in 20 pictures. It began on Sunday 2 August shortly after midday, as the young lions walked into the travel crates that would carry them on a two-day journey of a lifetime from Israel to the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary in South Africa.

BenTzur and Ori’s incredible journey and their first steps on African soil at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary.

Johannes and Lefaso from the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary in South Africa feed newly arrived young lions BenTzur and Ori last night.