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Zoo loses a fan favorite Boss, the African lion
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Pictured is Mumbasa, aka Boss, the African lion at Great Bend Brit Spaugh Zoo. He had to be euthanized due to failing health. - photo by COURTESY PHOTO
The skies over the Great Bend Brit Spaugh Zoo are gray today after the zoo had to say goodbye to one of their oldest and most beloved animals. Mumbasa, affectionately known as Boss, the African lion, has called our little zoo home for 19 years. But, in the last couple of weeks Boss’s health began to rapidly deteriorate.