June Mottershead, from Sedbergh (England), adopted this lion cub because the Chester Zoo couldn’t take care of him during the war. 25th September 1939. Fox Photos / Hulton Archive / Getty Images

June Mottershead, from Sedbergh (England), adopted this lion cub because the Chester Zoo couldn’t take care of him during the war. 25th September 1939. Fox Photos / Hulton Archive / Getty Images