Zoo says Mujambi, who suffered a medical episode, had been with lioness Amani for 16 years

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Australia’s oldest lioness and her paired partner have been euthanised, leaving Adelaide zoo keepers in mourning.

The zoo’s African lions, Amani and Mujambi, died on Thursday morning after 19-year-old Mujambi suffered a medical episode over the weekend.