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Two day odyssey undertaken to evacuate from Ukraine to Poland

Animals evacuated from Kyiv
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Animals evacuated from Kyiv
Six lions and six tigers evacuated from near Kyiv arrived at a zoo in Poland on Thursday following a two-day odyssey skirting battle frontlines and coming face to face with Russian tanks.
Animals driven to Polish border
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Animals driven to Polish border
A Ukrainian truck drove the animals, along with two wild cats and a wild dog, nearly 1,000 kilometres (600 miles) to the Polish border while avoiding the Zhytomyr region, which the invading Russian forces have bombarded.
Poznan Zoo
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Poznan Zoo
At the border, the animals were transferred to a Polish truck while the Ukrainian driver returned home to his children after the long and tedious drive. For now, the animals will be cared for at the Poznan zoo.
Zoo director
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Zoo director
Zoo director Ewa Zgrabczynska, who helped arrange the evacuation, said she is already in contact with several western organisations that want to take in the animals and has also launched a fundraising drive for the evacuated animals.
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