Behind The Scenes: Lions at Woodland Park Zoo

Lead zookeeper Anne Nichols works with Krugeri Lion Kalisa behind the scenes at Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo.
Produced by Ryan Hawk, voiced by Anne Nichols
More info on Lions at: http://www.zoo.org/animal-facts/africanlion

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Pets & Animals

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[Samegoldays]

@MoHawKz100, Don't worry it's happy :)

[josie9883]

haha it barks like a dog



[Theseastone]

@MusicalCafe Except their habitat is disappearing. Zoos did exist once for humans to observe the animals, but now the primary goal is education and, more importantly, genetically diverse breeding programs. Someday we might not need zoos anymore because there will be many stable populations to which all animals can be returned, but when so much habitat in the world is threatened, we and the animals themselves need them now.

[cutthroatgentlemen]

I like how the door opened and the lion wasn't bothered to leave or not.

[MoHawKz100]

Lions look so depressed in the zoo´s

[ferretnation88]

@MusicalCafe a lot of nature documentaries are not only shot in the wild but also use captive animals in order to get certain shots and behaviors on film to educate people. Modern day zoos do a lot for conservation of wild animals in their native habitat.

[MusicalCafe]

Zoos imprison animals who long to be free. Please don't pay to keep animals imprisoned. Learn about animals by watching nature documentaries or by observing them in their own habitats instead.

[Lerabella]

Even in a cage, I would be slightly afraid of her.

She's beautiful though.

[thefullmoonchild2010]

Beautiful Lioness!

[LynchByInch]

It's so well organized, It's good to see them getting taken care off