Photos: Leopard cub nursed by lioness dies in Gujarat
- | Wednesday | 13th February, 2019
But there was ample chances that leopard cub would be killed by other lions.However, the forest officials preferred not to separate the cub from the lioness. Instead, the leopard cub was seen living with the lioness who also used to feed it with her milk at regular intervals. The forest officials had spotted the leopard cub being nursed by the lioness in December last year.Usually, lions kill cubs of the other wildcats to ward off future competition for prey. RAJKOT: The leopard cub that was nurtured by a lioness along with its cubs in Gir forest area died after 45 days of association on Monday evening. Nobody had forced the lioness to adopt a leopard cub.
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