Watch: Auckland Zoo's African lions Zulu and Malik. Video / Auckland ZooBy RNZAuckland Zoo does not believe its appeal will be diminished by the loss of its two lions and the planned departure of its elephants. It says it was forced this week to make the extremely tough but kindest decision to euthanise elderly lions Zulu and Malik on welfare grounds. Half-brothers Zulu and Malik, lions born at Auckland Zoo in 2004, have been euthanised by the zoo. "We have 140 other species at Auckland Zoo, many of which are what you might put in that bracket of being an attractant.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 16, 2021 09:56 UTC