Henry Vilas Zoo mourning the loss of Vilas the Lion
The Henry Vilas Zoo is mourning the loss of Vilas, the zoo's 16 year old African Lion, who's health had declined dramatically due to the development of an aggressive mammary carcinoma that had spread to her lymphatic system, Dane County Executive Joe Parisi announced today.
An animal keeper has died after being bitten by a tiger at the Shanghai Zoo.