Who this journalist is?

[atanu]

 

[SomeRandom]

At least they were thorough with their fact checking

 

[stvdv]

At least he tried hard to make sure that CNN was not sharing "Fake/false News", which is a good thing

 

[SalixIncendium]

Clearly, they were just trying to make the distinction between Jericho, Cecil's natural brother. and Zipper, Cecil's step-brother, who is a dolphin.

 

[anna.]

Who this journalist is?

Appears to be Brendan O'Connor for Gawker.

 

[PoetPhilosopher]

Maybe the reporter, who wasn't a lion, got confused.

 

[HonestJoe]

To be fair, a lion's brother could be a liger or tigon.

Also, the target audience is the American public so they have to aim for a very low common denominator.

 

[Vinayaka]

Redundancy is the tool of politicians.

 

[atanu]

Clearly, they were just trying to make the distinction between Jericho, Cecil's natural brother. and Zipper, Cecil's step-brother, who is a dolphin.

A friend noted that Jericho could be tigon, so the journalist was being precise.

 

[It Aint Necessarily So]

A friend noted that Jericho could be tigon, so the journalist was being precise.

Not to put too fine a point on it, but since you mentioned precision, a lion's brother must be another lion, just like its parents. It's half-brother might be a hybrid.