A new lion is joining the pride at Reid Park Zoo. Tony is a 5-year-old male who comes to Tucson from his birthplace at the San Antonio Zoo. He was named by NBA star Tony Parker as part of a charity auction benefiting that zoo.
Tony will be joining Reid Park Zoo’s pride of two female lions, Kaya and her daughter, Nayo. Introducing lions to each other requires time and patience, and it may be several weeks or longer before all three lions can be seen together daily.
Lions are a vulnerable species: Only 20,000 remain from a population of 200,000 a century ago.
Read the news release: https://reidparkzoo.org/blog/reid-park-zoo-welcomes-tony-the-lion/#
Reid Park Zoo website: https://reidparkzoo.org/#
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