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Two lions euthanized at Honolulu Zoo
By Star-Bulletin staff
POSTED: 04:44 p.m. HST, Feb 24, 2009
Two twin sister African lions at Honolulu Zoo — Ethel Louise and Samantha — were euthanized today due to multiple health problems, city officials announced.
The lions, who were prime zoo attractions for the past 11 years, were nearly 23 years old.
Ethel and Samantha were born on April 3, 1986, at the Wild Wilderness Zoo in Gentry, Ark., and arrived in Honolulu from the Pittsburgh Zoo on July 28, 1997.
Apollo, 21, a male lion who shared the exhibit with Ethel and Samantha, died in 2007.
Zoo officials said they are expecting to obtain a male lion within the next month from the San Diego Wild Animal Park.
The zoo also is trying to obtain female lions as part of the Species Survival Plan of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, of which the Honolulu Zoo is an accredited member.
Two twin sister African lions at Honolulu Zoo — Ethel Louise and Samantha — were euthanized today due to multiple health problems, city officials announced.
The lions, who were prime zoo attractions for the past 11 years, were nearly 23 years old.
Ethel and Samantha were born on April 3, 1986, at the Wild Wilderness Zoo in Gentry, Ark., and arrived in Honolulu from the Pittsburgh Zoo on July 28, 1997.
Apollo, 21, a male lion who shared the exhibit with Ethel and Samantha, died in 2007.
Zoo officials said they are expecting to obtain a male lion within the next month from the San Diego Wild Animal Park.
The zoo also is trying to obtain female lions as part of the Species Survival Plan of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, of which the Honolulu Zoo is an accredited member.
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