Not a good day at the zoo here. Lion killed a lioness :(
By Valentina
@valherma00 (5532)
Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
July 30, 2026 5:18am CST
This happened yesterday.
I would expect this in a wild but not in a captivity but i guess it can happen too. The zoo authorities will investigate what happened between 2 African lions who were peacefully living for 3 weeks and suddenly, this happened.
Also, the lion, named Uganda, age 5 is okay, like nothing happened. I wish i can get more data but this is it at the moment. Poor lioness, named Tayri was a year older. They both came at Zagreb zoo in Croatia as a part of the European breeding program. She came from Hungarian zoo and he came from the zoo in France.
I've seen many documentaries about female lions in the wild where they have to give in to if they want to protect their cubs. I've also seen disturbing scenes when 2 or 3 lions molested lioness so, hearing this news, it leaves me saddened a bit.
They should have had a long life ahead of them but, she won't see that
Lioness Tayri died after being attacked by a young Ugandan lion at the Zagreb Zoo, and experts are determining the circumstances of the incident.
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@Shivram59 (52141)
• India
3 Aug
It can happen anywhere. Once I had been to a zoo. An employee opend the gate of a tiger's cage to put a big plate of flesh in for the tiger. The tiger walked towards the gate. The employee trembled with fear. As the tiger came out of the cage, the poor man entered the cage to protect himself. Now the beast was free and the employee was in the cage.
The forest department officials had a hard time to cage the tiger again. I and other visitors ran helter skelter when the tiger came out of the cage.
The forest department officials had a hard time to cage the tiger again. I and other visitors ran helter skelter when the tiger came out of the cage.2 people like this
@Shivram59 (52141)
• India
10 Aug
@valherma00 It was just a coincidence that I was there when it happened. I'm glad that the tiger didn't attack the employee. I would say he was lucky. There were many people there and all were scared. There are zoos in all countries across the world. In 2017 a boy of 27 who was trying to capture a photo of s tiger in Kolkata .He fell and the tiger killed him.
I'm glad that the tiger didn't attack the employee. I would say he was lucky. There were many people there and all were scared. There are zoos in all countries across the world. In 2017 a boy of 27 who was trying to capture a photo of s tiger in Kolkata .He fell and the tiger killed him.1 person likes this
@valherma00 (5532)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
10 Aug
you were there? wow, you are always on the scene, i feel they need more confident employee. what a strange situation but scary as well
when animals are in their artificial environement, i feel employees should work harder. and this lion doesn't deserve another victim
they need more confident employee. what a strange situation but scary as well when animals are in their artificial environement, i feel employees should work harder. and this lion doesn't deserve another victim1 person likes this
@valherma00 (5532)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
17 Aug
@Shivram59 i think i remember watchign that clip. it seems the boy thought he will make it. i thought so too but he foolishly judged hismself. coincidence then, okay
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@BelleStarr (61667)
• United States
2 Aug
Seems like maybe a bad decision by the zoo to put them together so soon. Very sad.?
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@valherma00 (5532)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
3 Aug
i feel the same. and i think they hurried up the process cause the lioness was ready to mate. and they said that new lioness would join him soon. some animals rights group stood up agaisnt it. i would kick him out from this program.
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@snowy22315 (213450)
• United States
30 Jul
I guess that can happen. A tiger got killed by another tiger at a zoo in this area. After he killed her he was trying to get her up apparently. She can't get up you big lug...you killed her!
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@valherma00 (5532)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
3 Aug
you are right. oh, i could picture that, ah.
animals rights groups here stood up againts the zoo bringing him a new mate. and i think i heard that if a lion kills another animal by biting its neck, it is a murder instinct, just like here (not an accident) and i wouldn't bring another lioness that could end up the same.
animals rights groups here stood up againts the zoo bringing him a new mate. and i think i heard that if a lion kills another animal by biting its neck, it is a murder instinct, just like here (not an accident) and i wouldn't bring another lioness that could end up the same.1 person likes this
@valherma00 (5532)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
3 Aug
it is. and the zoo is considering bringing in the new lioness. i don't like it. she could end up the same.
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@valherma00 (5532)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
10 Aug
it said they were together for 3 weeks but that was in whole. alone, i found out, they were barely 10 days.there was also a video where he seemed frustrated with her, then some reports from the customers that day that he was attacking her and they asked for zoo kepers to do soemthing. then reports that she already came with some injuries from the old zoo and that she wasn't treated well. i mean, it was hot that day but i hope he didn't kill her due to that, i hope. but, yeah, he doesn't deserve another victim to be served to him.
@valherma00 (5532)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
3 Aug
and the strange thing is the zoo wants to get him a new lioness and i don't like that, just like some animal rights group here are against it too. what if he kills the new one.
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@valherma00 (5532)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
10 Aug
even though the news said they were together for 3 weeks, they were actually together for 10 days. then, reports that custoemrs saw lion attacking lioness even before and yes, it comes down to a terrible story. but i still feel he doesn't deserve another victim.
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