Obituaries
Beloved San Francisco Zoo Lion Dies At 20
Sukari was an "ambassador" for educating guests and raising awareness of the importance of lion conservation since her arrival in 2009.
February 24, 2023
SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco Zoo's African lioness Sukari has died at the age of 20, zoo officials announced Thursday on Twitter.
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The female lion, whose name means "sugar" in Swahili, died from splenic lymphoma after going through chemotherapy treatments since October, said the zoo.
The zoo said that as the matriarch of their African lion pride, Sukari was an "ambassador" for educating guests and raising awareness of the importance of lion conservation since her arrival in 2009.
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