Exotic Incident #2762
Incident Date:
10/09/2015
Location:
Albuquerque, NM - USA
Facility Name:
Albuquerque BioPark Zoo
Facility Type:
Accredited AZA Facility (AZA)
Incident Category:
Animal Death (AD)
Species:
Big Cats
Animal:
Lion
Animal disposition:
Dead
Summary:
Sarabi, a 19-year-old lion, died of a ruptured splenic tumor. She had been suffering from ongoing renal failure, and her health had been declining since the zoo’s other lion, Cosmo, died in August.
Action take by Born Free USA:
Notes:
https://www.abqjournal.com/657544/sarabi-the-lion-dies-at-the-abq-biopark.html