Saliega, the lynx that made history last year by producing three cubs in captivity for the first time, has produced two more - Casta?a and Camarina - by the same father, Garfio. In the 2001 census 5,000 people classed themselves as Rastafari in England and Wales The most famous Rastafarian was the singer Bob Marley.. Two female Iberian lynx cubs have been born in captivity in southern Spain, and a pregnant female is expected to produce two or three cubs in coming hours, consolidating a captive breeding project to save the world's most endangered wild cat from extinction. THE AFTERLIFE Rastafarians believe reincarnation follows death and that life is eternal. FAMOUS FOLLOWERS There are roughly 1 million people who identify themselves as Rastafari but this is often in a social sense rather than a religious one.

This theology developed from a prophecy allegedly made by Marcus Garvey, a political activist, who wanted to improve the status of black people. MEANING OF LIFE Rastafarians believe Haile Selassie is God, and that he will return to Africa those living in exile as the result of colonisation and the slave trade. For example; Selassie's birthday on 23 July, his coronation on 2 November. MAJOR FESTIVALS There are various days celebrating Haile Selassie and Ethiopia. Rastafari religious practice includes the ritual inhalation of marijuana to increase spiritual awareness, it is seen as having religious significance. They do not cut their hair (or anything on the body) and twist it into the distinctive dreadlocks. CUSTOMS AND PLACES OF WORSHIP Rastafarians follow strict dietary laws, avoiding meat (especially pork) and abstaining from alcohol.

CREATION STORY Rastafari is an afrocentric religion whose main theology centres on Haile Selassie being accepted as God and does not have a specific concept related to creation They do, however, follow a number of old Testament Laws. It became internationally visible when reggae music took off in the 1960s The faith can now be found all around the world. RASTAFARIANISM Age: 75 years oldBased: Mainly in Jamaica and the Caribbean SUPREME BEING Rastafari is a young, Africa-centred religion that developed in Jamaica following the coronation of Haile Selassie I as King of Ethiopia in 1930. He is accepted as Jah (the Rastafari name for God incarnate).