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The Detroit Zoo this week announced the birth of three lion cubs to first-time mom Amirah, a 9-year-old African lioness housed at the zoo.
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Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 2 Dec. 2025
Viral video captured the incident, showing the victim scaling a roughly 26-foot-tall fence to enter the lioness’ enclosure at Arruda Câmara Zoobotanical Park, known locally as Bica, in João Pessoa, Paraíba.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 2 Dec. 2025
Leona, the lioness who mauled the teen, is under evaluation.
—Kate Reilly, NBC news, 1 Dec. 2025
Viral videos of the attack showed the lioness, Leona, lying next to the glass separating her from visitors, who gasp in shock as the teen shimmies down a tree.
—CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
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Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 2 Dec. 2025
Viral video captured the incident, showing the victim scaling a roughly 26-foot-tall fence to enter the lioness’ enclosure at Arruda Câmara Zoobotanical Park, known locally as Bica, in João Pessoa, Paraíba.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 2 Dec. 2025
Leona, the lioness who mauled the teen, is under evaluation.
—Kate Reilly, NBC news, 1 Dec. 2025
Viral videos of the attack showed the lioness, Leona, lying next to the glass separating her from visitors, who gasp in shock as the teen shimmies down a tree.
—CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Lioness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lioness. Accessed 26 Dec. 2025.
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lioness
noun
li·on·ess
ˈlī-ə-nəs 
: a female lion
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