Three lions die in zoo as Japan battles extreme heat

Autopsies show that the lions suffered from dehydration and multiple organ failure.

Three lions die of suspected heatstroke at Tokyo zoo as Japan swelters

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 “cruelly hot day” designation. Continue reading...

By Agence France-Presse

3 lions perish at Tokyo zoo as Japan bakes in ‘cruelly hot’ summer

Three lions have died of suspected heatstroke at Tokyo’s Tama Zoological Park amid Japan’s record-breaking “cruelly hot” summer as officials boost animal welfare measures to cope with climate-fuelled extreme weather. The zoo’s lion exhibit has been suspended since July 23 when 10 out of its 16 big cats started showing “loss of appetite and decreased activity” from the heat, a spokeswoman told Agence France-Presse on Tuesday. The sick animals received treatment, but three lionesses succumbed t...

By SCMP’s Asia desk

Three lions die at Tokyo’s Tama Zoo amid heat wave

Three other lions are currently ill and unable to stand up.

Three lions die at zoo as Japan swelters in extreme heat

Three lions from a Tokyo zoo have died from suspected heatstroke and others are under treatment, a spokeswoman said, with the big cats struggling with high levels of humidity.

Suspected heatstroke kills three lions at Japan zoo

3 lionesses die of suspected heatstroke at Japanese zoo - The Copenhagen Post

3 lionesses die of suspected heatstroke at Japanese zoo  The Copenhagen Post