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An emaciated lion that was saved from abuse in a circus is now so weak it can no longer stand after losing more than half its body weight in a zoo.
Jupiter had been living in an animal shelter in Cali, Colombia, after being saved from a life of circus exploitation where it had its claws cut off.
But the healthy lion was transferred to the Los Caimanes zoo in the city of Monteria last year - where it rapidly dropped to just 14st and is so thin its ribs are poking through skin.
The Administrative Department of Environmental Management (DAGMA) announced in 2017 that the lion would have to leave the shelter as the facilities could not guarantee the welfare of the animal.
It is unclear why the lion has lost so much weight.
The Colombian Minister of Defence Carlos Homes Trujillo has announced that the lion will be transferred back to the city of Cali this Thursday.
It is unclear if it will be transferred to the Villa Lorena shelter again.
Holmes Trujillo said on Twitter: 'After defining all the procedures with Dagma, the Air Force will transfer the lion Jupiter to Cali.'
Emaciated lion is so weak it cannot even stand
Jupiter had been living in the Villa Lorena animal shelter in Cali, Colombia after being saved from a life of exploitation where it had its claws cut off.
