Jimmy, a 16-year-old lioness in Jijamata Udyan, a zoo at Byculla in central Mumbai, died Monday after prolonged illness, an official said.
A lioness who was ailing for the past year died Thursday due to multiple organ failure at the Lion Breeding Centre at Etawah, official sources said here.
A young lioness, who lost its tail to gangrene, is now fit to be released into Gir national park at Sasan in Junagadh, forest officials said.
The nine-year-old lioness was herself born in the zoo, he said, adding the gender of the cubs could not immediately be ascertained.
A lion and lioness were today brought from Kanan Pendari Zoo in Bilaspur to the Van Vihar Zoo and Animal Rescue Centre here.
Day in Pics: 26th January
Showbiz World - January 26, 2015
Nawabi reception Soha Ali Khan, Kunal Khemu
