Three lions die from heat-related illness in Tokyo

FATAL HEAT: At least three lions have died and more are sick, while thousands of people have been hospitalized, some dying, from 40°C+ temps Three lions at a Tokyo zoo have died from suspected heatstroke and others are being treated, a spokeswoman said yesterday, with the big cats struggling with high humidity.Japan suffered through its hottest summer on record last year and parts of the country have hit 40°C in the past few weeks, meeting the threshold for the new designation “cruelly hot day,” with thousands of people hospitalized.Ten of the 16 lions in Tama Zoological Park have suffered symptoms such as “loss of appetite and decreased activity” since the middle of last month, and three lionesses died, the zoo said in a statement. Mugi, seen here on May 28 last year, was one of three lio