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SANTIAGO: A zoo in Chile's capital said it was forced to kill two lions on Saturday to protect a suicidal man who had entered their cage in front of aghast visitors.

LONDON: London Zoo began taking bookings for a new safari lodge it is building in the lion enclosure to allow visitors to get a taste of exotic holidays in the centre of the capital.

SAN MANUEL (Honduras): More than 10,000 crocodiles are starving to death on a farm in Honduras after the wealthy family owning them had their assets frozen because of US accusations they laundered money for drug traffickers.

TBILISI: Lions, tigers, bears and other wild animals escaped from a zoo in the Georgian capital Tbilisi Sunday, adding to chaos caused by flooding that killed at least eight people, officials said.