Mugabe's govt sends lion and lioness to China as 'state gifts'

China's state Xinhua news agency has announced that the Asian country has received two lions from the southern African country.

In a clip posted to its official NewChina TV YouTube channel this week, Xinhua said the lion and lioness were a "state gift" from Zimbabwe and would live in a wildlife park in Shanghai.

Footage showed the lions' crates being driven through some gates and then one of the lions - which appeared very restless - behind a wire fence in what looked like a concrete cage.



The report said a square had been built at the park with trees, pergolas and sandpits "that replicate the lions' living environment in Africa".

Pictures showed that the park was overlooked by high-rise buildings.