An 18-year-old lioness died of a heart attack due to old age at Visakhapatnam’s Indira Gandhi Zoological Park.

An 18-year-old lioness died of a heart attack due to old age at Indira Gandhi Zoological Park, Visakhapatnam (Vizag Zoo), an official said on Sunday.

The lioness, Maheswari, died on Saturday night.

“The cause of death was severe myocardial infarction (heart attack) due to senility (old age), according to the post-mortem report due to assisted aging,” Vizag zoo curator Nandani Salaria said in a statement. submitted by the veterinarian.”

Born in 2006 and brought to Vizag Zoo from Sakkarbaug Zoo in Gujarat in 2019, Maheshwari has contributed to the cause of conservation and brought education about Asiatic lions to millions, she said.

According to Salaria, lions survive for about 16 to 18 years in the wild, while Maheswari has entered his 19th year of life.