OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma City Zoo has announced the death of an 18-year-old African lion that had been at the zoo since 2007. A statement on the zoo’s website says the lion named Aslan died Friday. The zoo said the lion had been diagnosed with an enlarged spleen in January and that a [...]
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Inbreeding for White Lion Cubs in Colombian Circus
Inbreeding for White Lion Cubs in Colombian Circus A rare white lion cub was born in a Colombian circus in the city of Monteria. The cub, named Milagros – or ‘Miracles’ – is now one of only 300 white lions left in the world. Both of Milagro’s parents have normal yellow fur and the cub [...]
Lion cub smuggling a worrying trend in Somalia
Lion cub smuggling a worrying trend in Somalia MOGADISHU, SOMALIA—Behind a fortified compound encircled with sandbags near Mogadishu’s airport is a large fenced enclosure that was the unlikely home to a pair of lion cubs rescued from smugglers earlier this year. The two cubs were discovered aboard a ship at Mogadishu port. They were taken [...]
