Auckland Zoo Loses Three Of Its Inmates
- AUCKLAND, Oct. 30. An aecident and two sudden deaths have robbed Auckland Zoo of its veteran lion and lioness and its young tigress. Vietor, the old lion had to be destroyed after lie had fallen heavily in his pit, and Trixie his rnate died three days later. Ngaire the tigress was, found 1 dead a Jr'ew days before Vietor 's acei- , dent. The mjshap: wliick.. resiiited in Vietor 's death' was largely the. result of old age. Senility had taken from him the strength and ' agility vvhich charaeterise his kind -and while moving on the higlier 'levels ' of ' liis pit lie slipped and tumbled 'doivn - the : rocks. The f all left. him bom.pl etelyJparalys'ed and the aiithprities ' llad to •Shoot him, Trixie's death ha's been attributed to old age and a, brolcen henft. She had also beeome sen'ile. ? ' •
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Chronicle (Levin), 31 October 1949, Page 3
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