Lioness Dies During Heat Wave in North Carolina’s Wild Cat Sanctuary

Lioness Dies During Heat Wave in North Carolina’s Wild Cat Sanctuary
A stock photo of a female lion. Chris Jackson/Getty Images
Bill Pan
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A 17-year-old female lion overheated and died at a North Carolina wild cat sanctuary last week.

Keeper staff of at the Carolina Tiger Rescue in Pittsboro, North Carolina posted on Facebook on July 23, saying that a scorching heatwave has claimed the life of a lioness named Sheba, despite more than a day-long effort from staff to cool her down.