Three lions die in zoo as Japan battles extreme heat

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Three lions at a Tokyo zoo died within a week of suspected heat stress, as extreme temperatures sweep across Japan and other parts of East Asia. The Tama Zoological Park, located in Hino city in the greater Tokyo metropolis, closed its…

Three female lions at a Tokyo zoo have died of suspected heat-related illness, as Japan battles punishing summer temperatures. The three lions died within a week at the Tama Zoological Park in western Tokyo. Autopsies show that the lions,…