Sala the lioness at the NC Zoo Park.

Female Lion Loses Battle With Cancer
BY: Rod Hackney - - - Sep. 03, 2010
A female lion was euthanized at the North Carolina Zoo Friday morning after veterinarians determined that mammary
cancer had spread to the point that she would not recover. The 12-year-old female had been at the N.C Zoo since 2002 after
being transferred from the Sedgwick County Zoo in Kansas. According to Zoo Senior Veterinarian Dr. Ryan DeVoe, the lion has
only been diagnosed with the problem two weeks ago, but her condition had declined rapidly. "The cancer had
metastasized to the lungs and she was suffering," DeVoe said. "There was nothing we could do for her."
Meanwhile, the zoo's nine-year-old male lion - Riley - remains on exhibit and in good health. Efforts to find
a replacement for the female have not yet begun. There are currently no other lions in the collection.
source: http://www.nczoo.org/newsroom/PressReleases/2010/Female_Lion_Death.html

1/22/2011 UPDATE: A new lioness - Makeeta - arrived before the year 2010 ended, but she is only 1 year old, very shy
and taking awhile to get used to the male, Riley. She will go on display only after being comfortable around Riley.

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