Marjan the Lion b. 1976 d. January 25, 2002 Famous lion. Around 1978, the Kabul Zoo recieved as a gift from the Cologne Zoo in Germany a young lion, only two. The zoo workers named him "Marjan" which means "Coral" or "Precious Stone" in Pashtun. It was not long afterwards, in 1979, that the Soviet Army invaded, attempting to grab Afghanistan as yet another spot for use in the Cold War. Over the course of the war, the Kabul Zoo was largely spared of the ravages. But after the Russians left, civil war erupted between rival political and...[Read More] (Bio by: Mongoose) Kabul Zoo Grounds, Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan
b. 1976 d. January 25, 2002