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Tiger Kills Lion in Zoo
 Tiger Kills Lion in Zoo 
Mar 8, 2011 1:56 AM CST

Tiger Kills Lion in Zoo

Big cat dispatched with single swipe of paw

(Newser) - Who's the king of the jungle? An old question about inter-species conflict has, unfortunately, been answered. A tiger killed a lion at a zoo in Turkey after finding a gap in the fence that separated them, the BBC reports. Zoo officials say the tiger killed the lion by severing its...

Man to Spend Month in Lion's Den
Man to Spend Month
in Lion's Den
Jan 3, 2011 2:33 PM CST

Man to Spend Month in Lion's Den

James Jablon is doing it for charity

(Newser) - One Florida man is putting his life on the line for charity. James Jablon began sleeping in a lion's den on Saturday, NBC Miami reports, and he plans to bunk with the two African lions for the entire month. Jablon is undertaking the stunt as part of a fundraiser for...

Circus Lion Attack Caught on Tape

Trainer currently in stable condition

(Newser) - An American family got a lot more than it bargained for at a Ukraine circus last weekend, when a lion attacked its trainer—and the family got it all on video. First one lion, then another, lunges and bites the trainer as other circus workers hose down the animals to...

MGM Lion Attacks Trainer
 Lion Attacks Trainer in Vegas 
Sep 9, 2010 4:32 AM CDT

Lion Attacks Trainer in Vegas

Handler hospitalized after mauling at MGM Grand hotel

(Newser) - A lion lunged at a trainer at the MGM Grand hotel and casino in Las Vegas in an attack captured on video by shocked tourists. Another trainer helped get the male lion off the man, who was rushed to a local hospital, where he received several stitches. MGM officials insist...

Celebrate the World Cup With Lion Burgers?

Arizona $21 lion burger raises animal rights ire

(Newser) - If the US beats Algeria today, soccer fans in Phoenix, Arizona, can celebrate with a World Cup-inspired lion burger, served with spicy fries and corn on the cob for the lion-sized price of $21. A Phoenix restaurant is offering the lion burgers in honor of World Cup host nation South...

Kenya Feeds Zebras to Hungry Lions

Carnivores in Amboseli National Park have been attacking local livestock

(Newser) - In a sort of zoological sacrifice, the Kenyan government is rounding up thousands of zebras and wildebeest to feed to starving lions and hyenas in the country's drought-ridden south. Some 80% of herbivores in Amboseli National Park were felled by the dry conditions, leading the hungry carnivores to attack neighboring...

Zoo Lions Kill White Tigress
 Zoo Lions Kill White Tigress 
Nov 20, 2009 2:11 AM CST

Zoo Lions Kill White Tigress

Czech zoo staff unable to stop attack on Isabella

(Newser) - A rare white tiger was ripped to shreds by two lions that gained access to her enclosure at a Czech zoo yesterday. The lions unexpectedly entered the tiger's open-air area through a trap door, and workers who heard Isabella's cries were unable to prevent them from killing the elderly tiger....

Chimps, Lions Saved From Calif. Inferno

Volunteers help evacuate exotic animals from threatened Wildlife Waystation

(Newser) - Volunteers leaped to the rescue yesterday as the gigantic Station fire approached a home for exotic animals north of Los Angeles. Rescuers drove trucks, horse trailers, and an 18-wheeler Budweiser truck to the Wildlife Waystation to help evacuate its tigers, lions, bears, ostriches and other animals to the Los Angeles...

Lions Defend Turf Like Gangstas

(Newser) - Lion prides display the behavior of human gangs not to hunt more efficiently, but to defend their turf, researchers have discovered. The larger the prides, the more successfully lions keep out interlopers, reports the BBC. Scientists have long been stumped by why lions are singularly sociable among cats and what...

Heart of a Lion: YouTube Fave Lives On in Memoir

One-time owners of Christian the lion recall the wild years

(Newser) - A lion who went wild after being raised by his hippy "parents" in their London shop, and later became a YouTube fave, has been immortalized again in a new memoir, Time reports. The emotional reunion in Africa between Christian the lion and his former owners has been viewed over...

Liger Mauls Handler to Death
 Liger Mauls Handler to Death 
Oct 31, 2008 12:54 PM CDT

Liger Mauls Handler to Death

Volunteer entered lion-tiger hybrid's cage during feeding

(Newser) - An animal handler at an Oklahoma refuge died yesterday after being attacked by a liger—a hybrid of a lion and a tiger—during the animal’s feeding Wednesday, the Tulsa World reports. Safari’s Animal Sanctuary in suburban Broken Arrow will launch an investigation into whether volunteer Peter Getz,...

Zoo Shows Off Baby White Lions
 Zoo Shows Off Baby White Lions 
Jul 16, 2008 6:02 AM CDT

Zoo Shows Off Baby White Lions

Record-breaking number of rare cubs born on the same day

(Newser) - The world's population of just 200 white lions leaped by seven in a single day when twin lionesses gave birth in June, Der Spiegel reports, and the German safari park where they were born has now unveiled the extremely rare cubs. But while one new mom took to motherhood with...

Teddy's Mantle Looks Tailored for Hillary

Parallels 'startling' between Senate's current lion and a logical successor

(Newser) - Though Ted Kennedy helped crush her presidential dreams by endorsing her rival, writes Eamon Javers in Politico, Hillary Clinton may find he ultimately gives her the job she’s made for: his. Kennedy has been the Senate’s center of Democratic gravity since his own White House bid failed in...

Big Cats Are Back at SF Zoo
Big Cats Are Back at SF Zoo
Feb 21, 2008 5:55 PM CST

Big Cats Are Back at SF Zoo

Lions, tigers return to outdoor grottoes after fatal Christmas attack

(Newser) - Seven tigers and lions are back in their outdoor grottoes at the San Francisco Zoo for the first time since a Siberian tiger killed a man on Christmas Day. The pens got a $1.7 million security upgrade after Tatiana escaped and attacked three people. Officials said the enclosure's front...

Hamas Frees Kidnapped Lioness
Hamas Frees Kidnapped Lioness
Jul 10, 2007 4:23 AM CDT

Hamas Frees Kidnapped Lioness

Crime gang stole cub Sabrina from Gaza zoo 20 months ago

(Newser) - Hamas soldiers yesterday freed Sabrina the lioness in a raid on a Palestinian crime gang that kidnapped her 20 months ago. The four-month-old cub and a pair of Arabic-speaking parrots were snatched from the Gaza zoo, and Sabrina was left to languish in a dark cell where curious spectators snapped...

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