Belfast Zoo worker 'was locked in with the lions by staff member'
Belfast Zoo is home to a pride of Barbary lions once native to North Africa, but are now extinct in the wild. The last ...
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Trainee was locked in with lions at Belfast Zoo
An investigation is under way after a trainee at Belfast Zoo was locked in with lions at the enclosure earlier this month. Belfast City Council said it takes "the safety of all our staff, visitors ...
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Belfast Zoo confirm death of their former elephant Dhunja
Belfast Zoo have paid tribute to their former Asian elephant Dhunja, after it was confirmed the animal passed away at Royal Burgers’ Zoo. It comes as the zoo also announced the deaths of two of ...
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Heartbreak as zookeepers bid farewell to Asian elephant Dhunja who lived at Belfast Zoo for 15 years
In a post online, Belfast Zoo also ‘announce the recent passing of two of our other older residents, Qays, the Barbary lion, and Malcolm, the Visayan warty pig’. The post adds: ‘Both animals ...
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Here's the story behind a striking image of a lion getting a CAT scan
Barbary lions, also referred to as Atlas lions, are the largest lion subspecies, known to populate large portions of North Africa. Zoo keepers noticed that Samson, who lived in the Hai-Kef zoo ...