Animal experts from Austria saw CNN reports on the Tripoli Zoo and rushed to help . Animals at the zoo suffered as gun battles raged in the streets . Husni says that during the worst of it , the animals had to drink whatever water remained but they could not swim , as they usually do . The zoo 's director and Libya 's new president pledge to give the zoo support . But for the tiger , the fight for survival is lost .
Animal experts from Austria saw CNN reports on the Tripoli Zoo and rushed to help . Animals at the zoo suffered as gun battles raged in the streets . The zoo 's director and Libya 's new president pledge to give the zoo support . But for the tiger , the fight for survival is lost .