Denmark: Copenhagen Zoo Kills Four Lions

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The zoo that faced protests for the killing last month of a healthy giraffe to prevent inbreeding said Tuesday that it had killed four lions, including two cubs, to make room for a new male lion. Citing the “pride’s natural structure and behavior,” the Copenhagen Zoo said that two old lions had been euthanized as part of a generational shift. It said the cubs were killed because they were too young to fend for themselves. Last month the zoo set off a wave of protests by killing a 2-year-old giraffe and feeding its remains to the lions as visitors watched.