Introducing our big cat girls – who are taking in the sights and sounds of Auckland Zoo! Arriving just over two weeks ago from Australia’s Werribee Open Range Zoo, these four-year-old female lions are here with us as part of the international zoo breeding and advocacy programme for this increasingly threatened species. As carnivore keeper Beth explains, Aziza, Ilola and Kibibi are descendants of Kura, a much-loved lioness that our keepers and visitors remember fondly. The lionesses are currently

When the lions are away, the elephants will play! Watch elephants Burma and Anjalee taking a dip in the lion moat with their keepers. | Auckland Zoo