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Zoo Euthanizes 4 Lions Weeks After Feeding Giraffe To Pride [1]

"Several weeks after a Danish zoo euthanized an 18-month-old giraffe named Marius and fed it to lions in front of visitors, the same wildlife park has killed four more of its animals.

According to the Agence France-Presse, the Copenhagen Zoo euthanized four lions, including two cubs, on Monday in order to make room for a new male in the habitat.

"Because of the pride of lions' natural structure and behavior, the zoo has had to euthanize the two old lions and two young lions who were not old enough to fend for themselves," the zoo said in a statement provided to the agency."

Sara Gates reports for the Huffington Post March 25, 2014. [2]
 

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Source: Huffington Post [2], 03/26/2014
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/zoo-euthanizes-4-lions-weeks-after-feeding-giraffe-pride [2] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/25/copenhagen-zoo-euthanizes-lions-cubs_n_5028941.html [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/wildlife [4] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/europe [5] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81