A Hamadryas baboon, named Masoud is seen inside a cage in the southern city of Tyre, Lebanon January 6, 2018. Picture taken January 6, 2018. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho
TYRE, Lebanon (Reuters) - Masoud, a Hamadryas baboon, was kept as a pet in a house near a highway in south Lebanon until 10 days ago, when an animal activist rescued him.
But his journey towards freedom is still an uncertain one and, for now, he spends his days in a small cage in the corner of a dog shelter that Laura Steinbach runs near the coastal city of Tyre.
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