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Visibly Malnourished Lion Leaves Private Zoo for New Home

SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A shockingly skinny lion spotted living alone in a cramped pen of a financially distressed zoo in the southeastern city of Gimhae was moved to a spacious new home about 300 kilometers away on Wednesday. The lion, a 20-year-old male, drew nationwide media attention in mid-June when it was [...]

Korean, Japanese Zoos Exchange Lions and Cheetahs

SEOUL, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Grand Park said Wednesday that Mio, a lioness born in 2011, was sent to Japan Tuesday in accordance with a lion-cheetah mutual transfer agreement signed with Tama Zoological Park. In return, Tama Zoo will be sending two male cheetahs, born in 2017, to Seoul Grand Park this year. [...]