Fun at the Pueblo Zoo: Hanging out with the kings and queens of the jungle
PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) -- This week for Fun at the Zoo, KRDO got an in-depth look at the lions at the Pueblo Zoo.
Zookeepers told KRDO the lions are social animals, and that usually manifests in a lot of vocalization. The males are known to roar at least a couple of times a day, and that roar can be heard up to two miles away.
In addition to being social, lions are incredibly sleepy. Zookeepers explained lions can sleep up to 20 hours a day, whether they are in the wild or human care.
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According to the Pueblo Zoo, lions are endangered. There are roughly 20,000 left in the wild and their population has declined upwards of 50% within the last 20 years.
To learn more about the lions, and other animals at the Pueblo Zoo, click here.