2 Lions Kill White Tiger In Czech Zoo
A rare white tiger was killed by two lions that managed to sneak into its enclosure in a Czech zoo, officials said Thursday.
The lions, 14-year-old Sultan and 11-year-old Elsa, entered the open-air area occupied by the 17-year-old tiger Isabella by opening a trapdoor, Liberec Zoo spokesman Ivan Langr said.
He said it happened too quickly for authorities to prevent the Thursday-morning death. The two lions have been in the zoo since 2001.
The lions and tigers share the same pavilion overnight, which they leave for separate open- air areas during the day. The animals are allowed to enter various areas on a rotating daily basis, and the lions likely were trying to enter the place where they spent the previous day, Langr said.
Isabella was 2 years old when she arrived in 1994 with her brother, Columbus, from the Eskilstuna Zoo in Sweden. Denver Post