Lion cub dies in Lionesses fight in Gir; mother lioness refuses to move away from body

Junagadh: A lion cub died in a fight between two lioness in Maliya Hatina area of Gir forests but the forest officials had to wait for over a day to recover the body as the mother of the dead cub refused to move away from its deceased offspring.

The beast which sat close to the body of its cub for around 16 hours was finally somehow shooed away by the forest officials late last evening and the body was recovered.

A forest official today said that the few weeks old cub died in the lionesses fight in Babravidia area in the late night of Sunday.

He said that the lions were very particular and affectionate about their cubs. They can go to any extent to guard them.

Gir forests, spread across three districts of Gujarat in Saurashtra region including Junagadh, is the sole abode of Asiatic lions in the world. It is also home to many other wild animals including leopards.

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