Lion at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo euthanized
Veterinarians at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo made the difficult decision Tuesday to euthanize Angie, a 21-year-old female African lion.
According to the zoo, Angie was the second oldest African lion at any Associations of Zoos and Aquariums institution. Angie also outlived the median life expectancy of a captive lion by more than four years, and outlived most of her wild counterparts by seven years.
Angie had 18 cubs with her partner Elson, 13 of them at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.
