The Tragic Story of the Berberovs, a Soviet Family Who Raised Pet Lions at Home, 1970s

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The Berberov family from Baku of Azerbaijan became famous throughout the Soviet Union in the 1970s, holding two pet lions inside their small apartment. The first, named King I, starred in a film in Moscow in 1973, but attacked a passer-by and was shot and killed by a police officer. The new lion, King II, […]