Zoo says Mujambi, who suffered a medical episode, had been with lioness Amani for 16 years
The zoo’s African lions, Amani and Mujambi, died on Thursday morning after 19-year-old Mujambi suffered a medical episode over the weekend.Zoo announces the passing of African Lion pair female Amani and male Mujambi. Both big cats are now at rest,” the zoo said in a statement online.“We’ve always known that this day was getting close but today was the day that we had to say farewell,” she told reporters on Thursday.
Adelaide zoo’s director Dr Phil Ainsley said the decision was taken “very carefully” and included looking at options of moving Amani to another zoo that houses African lions, given how social the species is.
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