Indianapolis zoo lioness kills father of her three cubs
22 October 2018
A lioness has killed the father of her three cubs in their pen at a zoo in the US, officials say.
Zuri, 12, attacked 10-year-old Nyack and staff at Indianapolis Zoo could not separate the pair. He died of suffocation.
The lions had lived in the same enclosure for eight years, and had three cubs together in 2015.
Staff said they were alerted by "an unusual amount of roaring" coming from the lion pen.
Zuri was holding Nyack by the neck, and despite efforts to separate the pair the lioness continued to hold her partner until he had stopped moving.
There had never been any noticeable aggression between the two, the statement said.
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