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- The statue entitled Stealing the Subs stands to the west of Three Island Pond. Carved from marble at larger than life size, it represents a man fighting a lioness over two lion cubs. In recent years the statue had been moved back from a more prominent position on a three-step plinth. Installed 1906, donated by J B Wolff; Henri Teixeira de Mattos, sculptor.
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- The Buildings of London Zoo
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Stealing the Cubs Statue
BT London Zoo