A 位置/汚点/見つけ出す of company! Lonely ヒョウ moves in to former zookeeper's home after 行方不明の him when he left his 職業

  • ?Alexander Volkov moved a three-year-old ヒョウ 指名するd Caesar into his home
  • ?The lonesome animal became heartbroken after zookeeper Volkov left his 職業
  • ?Caesar 辞退するd afterwards to eat or drink while living at Penza Zoo in Russia
  • ?Volkov, 30, agreed to take him in and says the ヒョウ is now one of the family

A ヒョウ left heartbroken after his former zookeeper moved away is now 'feline' 罰金 once more, after his best friend agreed to 株 his home with him.

Alexander Volkov, 30, moved a three-year-old ヒョウ 指名するd Caesar into his home, after leaving his 職業 at Penza Zoo in Penza, central Russia.

Caesar, was cared for by Alexander for around a year, and began to 行方不明になる his best friend when he moved on from his 雇用.

Best friends: Leopard Caesar, 3, has moved in with his former zookeeper, Alexander Volkov

Best friends: ヒョウ Caesar, 3, has moved in with his former zookeeper, Alexander Volkov

Caesar was said to be heartbroken after Alexander, 30, left his job at Penza Zoo in Russia

Caesar was said to be heartbroken after Alexander, 30, left his 職業 at Penza Zoo in Russia

The spotted animal was cared for by Alexander for around a year before he changed his job

The spotted animal was cared for by Alexander for around a year before he changed his 職業

When he began 辞退するing all food and water, the zoo director begged his old 従業員 to take him in.?

He said: 'Caesar has his own room. He'll spend half the day in my room and the other half around the house.

'The main difficulty in keeping such an animal at home is understanding that this animal is a savage predator.

'So I need to be 現実主義の that Caesar is やめる dangerous and not just a friend. I have a 責任/義務 not just for Caesar, but also the people living nearby.

All smiles: Alexander and Caesar now live together after the leopard refused to eat or drink

All smiles: Alexander and Caesar now live together after the ヒョウ 辞退するd to eat or drink

'We have a lot of understanding between us. He's very playful, but いつかs he does scratch me a bit.

Wild ride: The sizeable leopard just about fits into the passenger side of Volkov's car

Wild ride: The sizeable ヒョウ just about fits into the 乗客 味方する of Volkov's car

Part of the family: Alexander revealed that his relatives were 'stunned' when he took him in

Part of the family: Alexander 明らかにする/漏らすd that his 親族s were 'stunned' when he took him in

'My family were really amazed and stunned when I took him in. They all understand though that I 対処する with him.

'He's not really a pet, he's more of a family member.'

にもかかわらず his newfound happiness, Alexander - who is a former 兵士 - 主張するs that wild animals shouldn't live in in 捕らわれた.

He said: 'This wasn't something I 始める,決める out to do. I realised Caesar wouldn't s urvive without my help, so I had to take him in.

'I'm happy about it, but wild animals should live in the wild.'

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