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- Three female lions died of suspected heatstroke at Tokyo’s Tama Zoological Park over the last week, the first heat-related deaths among the facility’s lion population in its 62-year history.
- One victim was Mugi, a three-year-old female lion; the three zoo-born lions were aged 3, 11 and 15 and showed severe dehydration and multiple organ failure in post-mortem exams, though the exact cause remains under investigation.
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“All three victims were zoo-born females, including three-year-old Mugi and lions aged 11 and 15; post-mortem exams showed severe dehydration and multiple organ failure. The deaths mark the first heat-related lion fatalities in Tama Zoological Park's 62-year history.”
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“Three female lions died of suspected heatstroke at Tokyo’s Tama Zoological Park over the last week, the first heat-related deaths among the facility’s lion population in its 62-year history.”
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