MP-LIONESS

Rani (24), an inmate of the

Gandhi Zoological Park here who was believed to be the oldest

lioness in Madhya Pradesh, died Wednesday due to age-related

ailments, an official said.

The lioness had lost sight due to old age and was not

keeping well for a long time.

The Asiatic lioness had stopped eating in the last

couple of days, the park's veterinarian Upendra Yadav told

PTI.

Experts from the Jabalpur-based veterinary university

tried to save her but she breathed her last Wednesday evening,

he said.

The animal had been brought here from Chhatbir Lion

Safari, Chandigarh, in 2004, Dr Yadav added.