Social media post does not depict Honolulu Zoo lion

Ekundu at the African Savana at the Honolulu Zoo.

WAIKĪKĪ – The Honolulu Zoo has been receiving inquiries due to a social media post on Facebook that erroneously references a picture of an unhealthy and unkempt lion as living in a zoo in Hawai‘i.

Director Linda Santos wants it to be known the picture does not depict one the lions at the Honolulu Zoo.

The Honolulu Zoo has two lions, Moxy (female), 10, and Ekundu (male), 11. Both are healthy and happy in the zoo’s African Savana exhibit. The Honolulu Zoo staff welcomes visitors to come and check out these beautiful creatures in person, seven days a week. The Honolulu Zoo is only closed on Christmas Day.

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