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PM Modi shares amazing image of Asiatic lion from Gir, stirs online

| @indiablooms | Mar 11, 2019, at 08:47 pm

New Delhi, Mar 11 (IBNS): An amazing image of a lion climbing a 'flame of forest' tree has gone viral after being shared by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Twitter.

The picture, featuring an Asiatic lion climbing a tree of red flowers, was first posted online by Deputy Conservator of Forests (Junagadh), Dr Sunil Kumar Berwal.

The photo was clicked when Forest Beat Guard Dipak spotted the rare sight at the Girnar Wildlife Sanctuary in Junagadh, Gujarat.

Sharing the attractive image, Modi wrote: "Majestic Gir Lion...Lovely picture!"

The image soon creted a stir online with many sharing the same.

 

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