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

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 o

TOKYO: Three lions from a Tokyo zoo have died from suspected heatstroke, and others are under treatment, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday (Aug 3), with the big cats struggling with high levels of humidity.Japan sweltered through its hottest summer on record last year and parts of the country have hit 40°C in recent weeks,