22.01 Lion Cub Found on Russian Train

MOSCOW, January 21 (RIA Novosti) – A lion cub was found on Tuesday evening on a train that had just arrived to Moscow from St. Petersburg, a transport police spokesman said.

“A cage with a lion cub was found in one of the coupés [passenger cabins],” the spokesman said.

The cub is believed to be about two months old.

No documents permitting the transportation of the animal have been found.