Published on zoo-hannover.de, spring 2019.
A portrait on the Barbary lion Basu, who has adopted the role of chief of the Sambesi theme world at Hannover Adventure Zoo.
Note: In nature, Barbary lions have become extinct. Zoos are trying to conserve them. More on the projects and plans for the future in the following video, where you can also admire Basu.
This month was the mighty lions birthday:
Without modern zoos like Hanover’s, this subspecies would no longer exist.
