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A bear reaches out to grab a fish held by two pensioners who have taken it upon themselves to feed the starving animals
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'God's creatures in pain': Pensioners Hovhamnes and Alvina Madoyan try their best to care for the animals after they were abandoned
He added: 'They are sad and lonely and, when they can be bothered, pace up and down their cages, showing the signs of being driven mad by boredom and inactivity.
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Ramshackle: Pensioners Hovhamnes and Alvina Madoyan outside the zoo in the Armenian town of Gyumri
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Life in danger: There are fears that the harsh winter might prove lethal for the lion cubs at the zoo in Armenia
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