THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Radha, the Asiatic lion brought from Sakkarbaug Zoological Garden, Gujarat died at Thiruvananthapuram zoo on Wednesday late night. She had been ailing since the day of her arrival and a team of experts comprising pathologists and veterinarians were trying to identify the source of infection which had weakened her considerably. Nagaraj, the male lion and Radha were brought from Gujarat and officials were planning to shift them to Neyyar Safari park when Radha fell ill.
The team was planning to conduct a digital X-ray on her on Friday. The post-mortem will be conducted by a team from the State Institute for Animal Diseases, Palode on Thursday. She will be cremated in the zoo premises. Radha was rescued as a cub and brought to Gujarat zoo where she was handraised by zoo-keepers. She had two cubs.
Radha was also diagnosed with posterior paralysis. The veterinarians were hoping that she would recover after 45 days however Radha’s condition deteriorated.
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