Four Lions Called Marius Now

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26734377

Danish zoo that culled giraffe kills family of lions

A zoo in Denmark that provoked outrage after putting down a healthy giraffe has killed a family of four lions to make way for a new young male lion.

Copenhagen Zoo says it "had to euthanise" two cubs and their parents after it failed to re-home them.

The 16-year-old male and 14-year-old female were nearing the end of their natural lives in captivity, it added.

Last month, the zoo killed a healthy giraffe because it was deemed surplus to requirements.

"Because of the pride of lions' natural structure and behaviour, the zoo has had to euthanise the two old lions and two young lions who were not old enough to fend for themselves," the zoo said in a statement.

According to zookeepers, the new young male lion "would have been killed by the new male lion as soon as he got the chance."

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The irony of it. Having eaten Marius now they are Marius.

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The brutes...