ADDIS ABABA (AFP) – A lion at the Addis Ababa zoo attacked and killed a zookeeper Monday after he forgot to close the door to the inner cage where the lion sleeps, officials said. The lion ...

The zoo will be moved to a grassier enclosure next year A lion has mauled to death a keeper at a zoo in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, after he forgot to close the door to the inner cage where ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Rare Abyssinian lion cubs are being poisoned at a zoo in Ethiopia and sold to taxidermists because there isn’t enough money to care for the animals, the facility’s ...

"These animals are the pride of our country, but our only alternative right now is to send them to the taxidermist," said Muhedin Abdulaziz, who heads the Lion Zoo in the capital, Addis Ababa.

Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, is home to a zoo with lions. A post shared recently on Facebook claims to show footage of lions roaming on a road on the outskirts of the city. However ...

But now, a genetic analysis conducted on a group of these lions found only at the Addis Ababa zoo has shown that they are in fact a genetically distinct species — a discovery that has prompted ...

A group of lions at the Addis Ababa Zoo in Ethiopia have dark manes that cover their chest and belly. The late emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie, established the zoo in 1948 with seven founder ...

The Addis Ababa Zoo in Ethiopia is home to the descendants of a collection of lions that belonged to the late emperor Haile Selassie, revered by the Rastafarian movement. Unlike other lions ...

The zoo will be moved to a grassier enclosure next year A lion has mauled to death a keeper at a zoo in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, after he forgot to close the door to the inner cage where ...

A lion has mauled to death a keeper at a zoo in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, after he forgot to close the door to the inner cage where the animal sleeps, officials say. The lion, named ...