From antelopes to llamas: Raising wild animals in Libya - in pictures

The Diab family cares for the animals at the family farm in the Tajoura suburb of Tripoli

The Diab family has been raising and caring for wild animals and birds on their properties in Libya, for a couple of generations. Years of political upheaval have not deterred them from their work. In the Tajoura suburb of Tripoli, Jihad Diab holds one of the farm's peacocks. Reuters

A young member of the Diab family feeds llamas at the family's farm in Tripoli, Libya. Reuters

Antelopes are resident on the Diab family farm in the Tajoura suburb of Tripoli, Libya. Reuters

A monkey sits atop a fence at the Diab farm in Tripoli, Libya. Conservation is part of the work done at the property in Tajoura suburb. Reuters

A young member of the Diab family relaxes in a chair with a calf at the family's farm in the Tajoura suburb of Tripoli, Libya. Reuters

Feeding an antelope at the Diab family farm in the Tajoura suburb of Tripoli, Libya. Reuters

The Diab family property at Misrata in Libya, includes hyenas. Reuters

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