Jamshedpur: Zoya, the 16-year-old lioness at Tata Ziological Park, died on Wednesday. The African lioness was brought to Jamshedpur in 2012. She was suffering from a congenital health condition for several years.Despite receiving continuous medical care, her condition gradually worsened and proved fatal. Zoo director Naseem Akhtar said Zoya’s death was caused by a long-standing congenital ailment and advanced age. “She was our major attraction for the years,” he said.She was part of a group of five African lions, comprising two males and three females, which came here together. She is now the third female lioness to have died.
Lioness Zoya was suffering from congenital health condition for several years
