24-year-old Asiatic lioness dies at IGZP

An Asiatic lioness named Bigo, aged 24 years, housed astatine the Animal Rescue Centre (ARC) astatine the Indira Gandhi Zoological Park (IGZP), died connected Wednesday owed to senility (natural death). The mean lifespan of Asiatic lions successful the chaotic is astir 15 years. However, successful captivity, lions often unrecorded up to 20 years owing to accordant and capable nutrient supply, regular veterinary care, and protected surviving conditions.

“Lioness Bigo had exceeded the mean beingness expectancy, reflecting the modular of attraction provided astatine the Zoological Park,” said G. Mangamma, Curator, IGZP.