KARACHI: The Karachi Zoo lost another rare white lion on Monday. The big cat passed away after a prolonged illness; the zoo officials confirmed this as reported by a private news channel.
Doctors determined that the lion died because he had lived for too long.
Karachi Zoo Senior Director Raza Abbas Rizvi said that the lion was around 18 years old.
On average, Rizvi said that lions of the same breed live for around 16 to 17 years. Compared to that, the ill-fated lion had lived a little longer.
While confirming the death of the lion, Rizvi said they have little other information to share about the circumstances of the lion’s death.
With the lion having passed away on Saturday, Rizvi said that veterinarians were still conducting a post-mortem of the predator to determine the cause of death.
Later, while sharing postmortem results, veterinarians claimed that the lion had died of old age.
They added that they could not detect any disease which could have led to the lion’s death.
The veterinarians added that lions usually live in captivity for around 17-18 years, and the lion who died on Saturday was already about 18 years old.
The Karachi Zoo had imported four white lions in 2010. Of these, two of the lions of the same breed had passed away in June and November last year.
