September 9, 2009
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Lions’ roar
opens 2.5-
acre exhibit
Home, sweet home! The O r­
egon Zoo's three A frican lions
have moved into their new en ­
closure at the highly anticipated
Predators o f the Serengeti ex­
hibit, opening to the public on
Saturday, Sept. 12.
O ne o f the m ost am bitious
endeavors in the zoo's history,
the nearly 2.5-acre exhibit pro­
v ides e x p a n siv e n a tu ra listic
environm ents for a variety o f
A frican p red ato rs, including
cheetahs, African wild dogs and
red-billed hom bills.
T he exhibit also m arks the
return o f lions to the O regon
Zoo.
In 1998, lions were phased
out o f the zoo to m ake room for
a new exhibit, and visitors no­
relationships."
The new lion enclosure fea­
tu re s o p en g ra ssla n d , w arm
rocks, a heated den and a dem ­
onstration theater, where visi­
tors can watch keepers interact
with the lions through a pro­
tective mesh screen. The enclo­
sure is su rro u n d e d by h uge
granite boulders m odeled after
African kopjes, natural rock for­
m ations com m only found on
the Serengeti plains.
T h e P re d a to r s o f th e
Serengeti exhibit not only pro­
vides top-notch habitats for its
anim als, but also addresses the
Two female African lions named Kya (left) and Neka explore their new home at the
Oregon Zoo. They and Zawadi Mungu, a male lion, will be part o f the zoo's Predators o f
the Serengeti exhibit, opening this weekend.
ticed. A fter countless requests,
the zoo's "Bring Back the Roar"
cam paign has fulfilled visitors'
w ishes by returning the "king
o f beasts" to the zoo.
"O ur three lions are adjust­
ing well to their new home," said
M ike Keele, acting zoo direc­
tor. "The roar is officially back
at the Oregon Zoo."
T h e m a le lio n , Z a w a d i
M ungu, cam e from the San D i­
ego Wild Animal Park, and the
fem ale lions, N eka and Kya,
cam e respectively from the Vir­
g in ia Z o o an d W is c o n s in 's
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"The lions are all u nder 2
years o f age, w hich m akes it
easier for them to bond and be­
come a unified pride," said Chris
Pfefferkom , the zoo's general
curator. "It's a bit more difficult
to get older lions to form new
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p re s s in g n e e d to s u s ta in
healthy captive populations of
en d a n g ered sp ecies lik e the
African lion.
Z aw adi M ungu, N eka and
Kya will participate in the O r­
egon Zoo's new lion breeding
program, a part o f the A ssocia­
tion o f Z oos and A quarium s'
Species Survival Plan for A fri­
can lions.
"B ringing lions to the zoo
gives us the opportunity to help
create a prom ising new chapter
in the conservation story o f a
species that is sharply declin­
ing in the wild," Keele said.
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