There is a photo of Sami and Essam, arms around each other, at the Baghdad Zoo.

The Baghdad Zoo was the largest zoo in the Middle East.

The Baghdad Zoo was built in 1971 under Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr.

The story starts outside Baghdad Zoo immediately after the Battle of Baghdad.

It follows Babylon's Ark, the incredible wartime rescue of the Baghdad Zoo.

Within eight days following the 2003 invasion, only 35, or 5 % of the 700 animals in the Baghdad Zoo survived.

Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo is a play by Rajiv Joseph.

A tiger lives in the Baghdad Zoo.

Rajiv Joseph's Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo in 2007.

Anthony wrote a book about the wartime rescue of the Baghdad Zoo, and the movie rights have been acquired by a major Hollywood production company.