New Lion Named Gir Debuts at Jerusalem Bible Zoo
The Jerusalem Biblical Zoo is welcoming a new male lion from Sweden. The two-year-old rare Asiatic lion was scheduled to arrive Thursday night. He replaces Lider, a 16-year-old male Asiatic lion who was put to sleep last summer. The new lion, Gir, will join lioness Ileniya, 16, though the two lions will be kept apart…