00:00Three lions at the Tokyo Zoo have died from suspected heat stroke and others are under treatment.
00:08A spokesperson said on Tuesday as the big cats struggle with the high humidity in the Japanese capital.
00:15One three-year-old female died on Tuesday, another aged 11 died Friday and the third aged 15 died on
00:23Sunday.
00:25Unfortunately, after that, three lions have died on July 28th.
00:39The lions have died from all over 10, but after that, they have returned to the hospital.
00:48Reacting to the news, animal rights group PETA said the lions named Mugi, Ichiko and Luena were
00:56born, lived and died in confinement, deprived of everything that makes life worth living for a wild animal.
01:05Japan sweltered through its hottest summer on record last year,
01:09and parts of the country have hit 40 degrees Celsius in recent weeks, causing thousands of people to get hospitalized.
01:16The Tamar Zoological Park said the lion enclosure has been closed to the public until further notice.
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