"An elderly African lion was euthanized Wednesday at the Reid Park Zoo, officials said.
M’Bali, one of three lions at the zoo, was put down after being examined and found to be suffering from several age related issues, the zoo said in a news release.
The zoo had been watching M’Bali for the last several years due to his advanced age and progressing arthritis, according to the press release.
M’Bali also was deaf and moving around slowly before he was euthanized.
He was 22 years old.
The average life expectancy of a lion in the wild is 15 years, while zoo lions can live into their late teens.
A necropsy was expected to be performed Thursday.
The lion came to Reid Park in the late 80s from a zoo in Germany."
Story from AZstarnet.com
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