Fort Wayne zoo's popular lion dies week after cancer found
FORT WAYNE, Indiana - The Fort Wayne Children's Zoo says its nearly 10-year-old lion has died after being recently diagnosed with rapidly spreading cancer.
View ArticlePeoria Zoo names 4-month-old female lion cubs
PEORIA, Illinois - The Peoria Zoo has given African names to its three 4-month-old female lion cubs.
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Gaza lioness leaves territory for new life in the West Bank
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Israeli and Palestinian handlers have transferred a lioness from the Gaza Strip to the West Bank
View ArticleSouth Africa says lion that escaped twice to be relocated
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's wildlife agency says it will relocate a lion that twice escaped from a national park, a reprieve from earlier considerations to kill him - plus he gets two girlfriends at...
View Article'Lion dog' to be adopted after owner breaks plea agreement
NORFOLK, Virginia - Norfolk's popular "lion dog" will soon be up for adoption after its owner was caught letting the animal run free.
View ArticleBattle Creek zoo breaks ground on lion, wild dog exhibits
BATTLE CREEK, Michigan - Battle Creek's Binder Park Zoo has broken ground on two new exhibits connected by the lives of two young people.
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33 lions saved from South American circuses heading home
LIMA, Peru - Thirty-three lions rescued from circuses in Peru and Colombia are heading back to their homeland to live out the rest of their lives in a private sanctuary in South Africa.
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New York zoo introduces new - fluffy! - African lion cub
BUFFALO, New York - A New York zoo has welcomed a new African lion cub, its first cub to be born there in 25 years.
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Sea lion that made strange, 50-mile trek to ranch found dead
OLYMPIA, Washington - Washington state biologists are trying to determine what killed a sea lion that was captured and released after it was strangely found in the driveway of a cattle ranch about 50...
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South Africa: Rescued lions explore new home in sanctuary
Vaalwater, South Africa - Lions rescued from circuses in Colombia and Peru and airlifted to South Africa scratched their manes on trees and explored their new territory in the African bush after being...
View ArticleDenver Zoo euthanizes lion suffering from liver disease.
DENVER - The Denver Zoo has euthanized a 3-year-old lion that had been suffering from liver disease.
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Lioness Leia, named for Star Wars princess, debuts in Texas
WACO, Texas - A lioness named for movie character Princess Leia (LAY'-uh) has been introduced to some Star Wars costume-wearing fans at a Texas zoo.
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