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Lions showcased their football skills at London Zoo ahead of the start of the World Cup.
With two weeks to go until the tournament starts in South Africa, the zoo's two Asian lions Lucifer, seven, and Abi, 11, and their young cubs Rubi and Max had their own kick-about with patriotic footballs to show their support for the England team.
Senior zookeeper, Raymond Charter, said: "We often give the lions enrichment which they have to use their own natural intelligence and curiosity to investigate.
"The keepers are all avid football fans so we thought we would make patriotic footballs to show our support for the England Team - hopefully they will play better football than our lions!"
The lion enclosure recently underwent a ã100,000 facelift, allowing visitors to the Regent's Park-based zoo to get even closer to the endangered pride.
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