In this photo taken from video released by the Moscow Zoo official telegram channel on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, a lion is seen at the International Airport in Pyongyang, North Korea being carried aboard a plane that flew animals and birds to Pyongyang's zoo as a gift from Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Moscow Zoo official telegram channel via AP)

In this photo taken from video released by the Moscow Zoo official telegram channel on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, workers handle boxes at the International Airport in Pyongyang, North Korea, containing animals and birds sent as a gift from Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Moscow Zoo official telegram channel via AP)

In this photo taken from video released by the Moscow Zoo official telegram channel on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, lion is seen in an enclosure in the zoo of Pyongyang in North Korea after being delivered as a gift from Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Moscow Zoo official telegram channel via AP)

In this photo taken from video released by the Moscow Zoo official telegram channel on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, a box containing a white cockatoo is unloaded from a Russian cargo plane at the International Airport in Pyongyang, North Korea after being delivered as a gift from Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Moscow Zoo official telegram channel via AP)