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These Lions Love Old Christmas Trees Because They’re “Like Catnip” [VIDEO]
The Linton Zoo in the UK has taken discarded Christmas trees and given them to the Lions because the trees act like a type of catnip that the big cats enjoy. The zoo's director, Kim Simmons says “Catnip, sometimes known at catmint, is a plant of the mint family and can cause many cats euphoria.”
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