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Photos: Vasectomy conducted on Nairobi lion

The Kenya Wildlife Service says the lion was castrated to prevent inbreeding. [Courtesy of KWS]

The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) on Thursday, January 26 oversaw a surgical procedure to sterilise a 3-year-old lion caged at the Nairobi National Park.

The KWS says the lion was subjected to vasectomy to control population in the orphanage.

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