Japan's Tennoji Zoo celebrates 110 years with 'animal first' upgrades

Focus shifts over the decades from entertainment to biodiversity and conservation

Tennoji Zoo Lions Top 2025-02

Lions rest on rocks at Tennoji Zoo's African Savanna Zone, with Osaka's tallest skyscraper, Abeno Harukas, in the background. (Photo by Mayuko Kurihara)

MAYUKO KURIHARA

OSAKA -- At Osaka's Tennoji Zoo, it's not uncommon to see lions dozing on rocks with one of Japan's tallest skyscrapers looming in the background.

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