St. Paul’s Como Park Zoo and Conservatory suffered a loss and a gain this month.
Wynona, the zoo’s 22-year-old female lion, was euthanized Tuesday following complications likely related to her old age. Most female lions live about 15 years. She was believed to be the second-oldest female lion in North America.
Wynona leaves behind two offspring at the zoo, Mufasa and Savannah.
The zoo this month gained a new Dall sheep from the Dakota Zoo in Bismarck, N.D. The sheep, which has yet to be named, turns 3 on May 20.
She already has an admirer. Thunder, a male Dall sheep, has been with the zoo for 7.5 years. “Our senior keeper, who is also our registrar, has been trying to get one in here for at least that long,” said zoo spokesman Matt Reinartz.
