After killing giraffe, Copenhagen Zoo now culls four lions

A file photo dated 17 July 2013 shows a lion and her cub entering the lions enclosure for the first time. Copenhagen Zoo is once again in the world news after it was reported on 25 March 2014, that the zoo put down four healthy lions. It sparked a world wide outrage when the zoo put down the giraffe Marius on 09 February 2014 and made a public autopsy. Marius was later fed to the lions. EPA/MADS NISSEN DENMARK OUT

COPENHAGEN: A zoo in Denmark came under the media spotlight once again after putting down a family of four lions to make way for a new young male lion.

Copenhagen Zoo was the centre of controversy last month when it culled a young giraffe, which was then dissected and fed to lions in front of visitors and young children.