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Ahmedabad, Sep 29 (PTI) A three-month-old lion cub was found dead at a village near Gir forest in Gujarat"s Gir-Somnath district, with forest officials saying it was killed during infighting among the big cats.
This is the sixth lion death in Gir forest area this month.
Residents of Bediya village under Jasadhar range of Gir-East division alerted the forest staff on Tuesday after finding the carcass of the cub lying in a field, located about 300 km from Ahmedabad, Chief Conservator of Forests (Junagadh Wildlife Circle) D T Vasavada said on Wednesday.
Primary investigation by range forest officer and his team suggested that the cub was killed by a lion, he said.
"Since several lion pug marks were found near the carcass, the field staff suspects that the cub was killed during infighting, a common phenomenon among the big cats to establish dominance.
Later, the autopsy confirmed that the cub was killed by a lion," the official said.