- LATEST
- WEBSTORY
- TRENDING
AHMEDABAD
Gujarat: Leopard cub adopted by lioness dies
Forest department officials says that the cub was suffering from congenital femoral hernia which lead to its death
Updated : Feb 13, 2019, 06:00 AM IST
 "Leopard cub")
TRENDING NOW
)
Kanguva box office collection Day 3: Suriya, Bobby Deol's film shows slight growth after massive drop, earns Rs 42 crore
)
This Pakistani Influencer's private video leaked online, days after Minahil Malik and Insha Rehman's clips
)
Meet star with no hit films, still earns Rs 5 lakh a month, is more famous than Aishwarya, Amitabh, Kareena, Ram Charan
)
Meet actress who worked as sweeper, did superhit film with Shah Rukh, took up acting after Madhuri Dixit..., earns Rs..
)
'I sort of...': Aishwarya Rai's 'enjoyed every phase and moved on' statement amid divorce rumours with Abhishek Bachchan
)
Shilpa Shetty breaks down, Salman Khan cancels shoot; celebs rush to Lilavati hospital after Baba Siddique shot dead
)
'What's the fuss about': Amid divorce rumours with Abhishek, Aishwarya Rai talks about losing weight in viral video
)
Mukesh Ambani's SUPERHIT offer for Jio users: Get unlimited validity for 84 days at just Rs...
)
'Jaya Bachchan, is that you?': Mukesh Khanna loses cool as he asks paps to keep quiet, netizens roast him in return
)
India's highest paid actor charges Rs 300 crore for a film; more than Vijay, Shah Rukh, Prabhas, Rajini, Ranbir, Salman
)
'Miyan biwi toh...': Nikhil Dwivedi BREAKS silence on Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai's behaviour amid divorce rumours
)
Amid Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai divorce rumours, Jaya Bachchan surprises everyone with...
)
Allu Arjun gave Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan their biggest hits by rejecting films that together earned Rs 2000 crore
)
Aishwarya Rai's most expensive possessions: Dubai mansion worth Rs.., 5BHK bungalow in Bandra, wedding saree worth Rs..
)
'I am very hurt': Amid Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek Bachchan's divorce rumours, his confession to 'daughter' goes viral
A leopard cub nicknamed Mowgli because of the unusual family that chose to bring it up died on Monday. Forest department officials said that the cub was suffering from congenital femoral hernia which lead to its death.
The leopard cub was first spotted by a forest staff at the end of December, being reared by a lioness. It continue to tag along with the lioness and her two cubs. The forest department that had spotted the unusual family in the Gir-West division had at that time called it an unusual phenomenon. The leopard cub was one and a half month old at that time
Deputy Conservator of Forest, Gir-West division Dheeraj Mittal said that since it was a congenital condition there was nothing much the authorities could do anyway. He however said the 45-day long association of the leopard cub with the lioness and her two cubs were one of the most amazing events. "The two lion cubs are meanwhile doing fine," said Mittal
It should be noted that after the unusual pride was first spotted by the department it had also shared pictures and videos of the bond between the lioness and the leopard cub.
The department and also ensured that the actual location of the family was not revealed so as to keep curious visitors away.
It should be noted that lions and leopards happens to be arch enemies and the former often end up attacking and killing the young ones of the latter.
After being first spotted, the department had also reported that the lioness took extra care of the leopard cub and also made efforts to hide it from the lions in the area.
How a leopard cub could understand a lioness was also a matter of surprise for the forest department officials. The department could not find the whereabouts of the mother leopard and it was suspected that she might have abandoned the cub.
