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Tarzan kisses Tanya better

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GREAT NEWS: The lab results for the lump which was recently removed from Tanya’s back by Dr. Peter Caldwell show it was benign. Tarzan was extra protective of his beloved Tanya when she returned from the operation and sat in front of her for a while, as she recovered, tucked inside the den. Over the coming days, Tarzan was licking Tanya and smothering her so much with kisses, that he actually removed one of her stitches! The ADI Wildlife Sanctuary team sent a picture to Peter to check whether this would be a problem, and he said it would be fine. The pair, who were rescued from a circus in Guatemala, are very much back to their old selves, with Tanya as feisty as ever!

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Tarzan guards as Tanya recovers from minor surgery

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Tanya is recovering at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary after Dr. Peter Caldwell took a biopsy of a small growth spotted between her shoulder blades. Although it is suspected of being a benign papilloma it will be tested just to be sure. Tanya is recovering well today, snuggled in her teff-filled den with Tarzan, who has valiantly placed himself across the front of the den to protect his beloved Tanya.

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Could this couple be any sweeter?

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Tarzan and Tanya pictured doing what they love most: snuggling together under the African sun. It’s the peaceful life they deserve after their years of suffering in a circus in Guatemala. They have now been at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary for three years, and they couldn’t look more relaxed and content.

As many of you know, it costs $1,300 per month to care for a lion or tiger at ADIWS. Can you help support Tarzan and Tanya’s care by adopting them?

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How a Facebook group helped save Rey

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Mighty Rey licking his lips! He was rescued from a circus in Cusco, Peru, as ADI enforced the country’s ban on wild animals in circuses. He crossed the Andes and then the world to come home to the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary in South Africa.

Diana Bell Miller and her Lion Lovers Facebook group committed to saving one of the lions during ADI’s Operation Spirit of Freedom (33 lions were saved), and chose Rey.

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Home sweet home

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Saved from a circus in Guatemala, we thought you might like to see how Tarzan and Tanya are settling into their new habitat at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary. During our recent veterinary day, many of you saw Tarzan and Tanya moved to a new, larger home – the 2.5+ acre Augie Habitat. The lions were initially cautious about exploring and, inevitably, it was Tanya who stepped out to do initial reconnaissance. This picture, on Sunday evening shows the devoted couple enjoying their new love nest amongst the trees. That tiny, bare circus cage in Guatemala must seem a distant memory now in the golden glow of the African sun.

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Loving lions on Valentine’s Day

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A very happy Valentine’s day from everyone at ADI and the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary.

Enjoy Tarzan and Tanya showing the incredible love and loyalty these animals have for each other. They went through hell in a Guatemalan circus but they got their happy ending at ADIWS.

Thank you to all the ADI supporters who made it possible through donations and adoptions.

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Lion Kisses

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Tarzan and Tanya on a sunny Sunday morning at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary, South Africa. In a week when ADI supporters all over the world have felt the heartbreak of the loss of our dear spectacled bear Cholita at 33 years old, we wanted to give you something to smile about. A reminder of how precious the years, you help us give to these animals, are something of the life they lost. Tarzan and Tanya were rescued from a circus in Guatemala, they faced hell together and now enjoy a life of peace and freedom. They adore each other and make it clear they would protect each other to the end.

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