Detroit Zoo welcomes 9-year-old lion “Kalu”

ROYAL OAK, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) – The Detroit Zoo is now home to 9-year-old lion Kalu.

Zoo officials announced their newest member on Friday a month later 4 year old Binti was moved to the Sacramento Zoo.

Kalu arrived at the Detroit Zoo in November from the Tulsa Zoo, where he had lived since 2018.

“One Pride is everywhere, and pride at the Detroit Zoo is growing too,” the zoo said in a release. “He is ready to lead the pride at the zoo, just as the Detroit Lions lead on the field.”

The lion, weighing more than 200 kilos, joins lionesses Asha and Amirah, who have been at the zoo since 2019.