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Three lions from a Tokyo zoo have died from suspected heatstroke, and others are under treatment, a spokesperson said Tuesday, with the big cats struggling with high levels of humidity.
Ten of the 16 lions in Tama Zoological Park have suffered symptoms such as "loss of appetite and decreased activity" since mid-July, and three lionesses died, the zoo said in a statement.
Three lions from a Tokyo zoo have died from suspected heatstroke, and others are under treatment, a spokesperson said Tuesday, with the big cats struggling with high levels of humidity.
Three lions from a Tokyo zoo have died from suspected heatstroke, and others are under treatment, a spokesperson said Tuesday, with the big cats struggling with high levels of humidity.
Most of the zoo’s 16 lions have struggled to cope with high humidity this summer Three lions from a Tokyo zoo have died from suspected heatstroke and others are undergoing treatment, a spokesperson said on Tuesday, as the big cats struggle in Japan’s high levels of humidity. Japan sweltered through its hottest summer on record last year and parts of the country have hit 40C in recent weeks, qualifying for the new “c…
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