A FAMILY of lions freed from Ukraine have enjoyed their first Christmas at their new home.
The playful pride, who arrived at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in March, have a growing fan club since the Mirror revealed their story.
This week, they were happily playing with their Christmas present of a yellow egg-shaped ball.
Colin Northcott, 60, one of the park's carnivore experts, travelled to Poland to bring the rescued lions to Doncaster, South Yorkshire.
He said: "I'm chuffed to bits with them. They have settled in fantastically well and you'd think they'd been here forever.
"They were indoors when they were in Poland and a few weeks ago they saw their first flurry of snow...and ignored it. They all sleep together - ever since they were first reunited here. They are just a hugely happy group of lions who are loving life at the moment."
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