Following the procedure, her sister Zahra was also euthanised on animal welfare grounds.
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Djane’s health declined after an investigative medical procedure under general anaesthetic, and the decision was made to euthanise her and her sister on welfare grounds on Thursday. “Lions are incredibly social and family orientated animals, and Zahra’s welfare would have been severely compromised if she was left to live as a solitary lion,” Thomas said. Animal welfare was always at the core of the zoo’s work, she said, and “these decisions are never easy”. Moving Zahra to another zoo was not an option. “Zahra would not be accepted into another pride of lions, and the stress caused by moving an elderly lion, as well as introducing her to other lions would be irresponsible and dangerous to Zahra’s health and wellbeing.”
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Lonely Czech chimpanzees get screen time amid lockdown
15 Mar, 2021 07:27 PM
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Screen Time: The primates have been given a link to their fellow chimpanzees in Brno Zoo. Photo / Petr David Josek, AP
Screen Time: The primates have been given a link to their fellow chimpanzees in Brno Zoo. Photo / Petr David Josek, AP
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A zoo in the Czech Republic is trying out a new way for its bored chimpanzees to monkey around during the coronavirus lockdown: face time with other primates.
The Safari Park in the northern town of Dvur Kralove installed a big screen in their enclosure to show them a livestream of what their fellow chimpanzees are doing on the other side of the country at a zoo in the southern city of Brno.