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Daddy's pride: It's a Father's Day story to make your heart soar - how Wallace the lion broke all the laws of the jungle to raise his son alone after Mummy passed away
Khari the lion was taken under the wing of his father, Wallace, after his mother Rachel died just before Christmas
Cub scout: Young Khari at his home in Blackpool Zoo. Khari, whose name means ‘like a king’ in Swahili — was one of just two cubs born to the couple
Keep close, son: Mother Rachel takes care of her youngster. On the morning of Christmas Eve in 2015, keepers at the zoo found the lioness lying on her side. She had died from a massive stroke
Cheeky: Khari tries to get his father Wallace's attention. The doting father's laid-back personality makes him 'great dad material', said head of keepers Adam
Tufty Tyke: Khari begins to grow a mane - just like his dad. As the months went by the bond between father and son only grew deeper
Striking a pose: Khari lines up with his handsome father. 'Now Khari makes much bigger noises, as if his voice has broken,' Adam added