A lion cub was found dead in the Tulsi Forest Range of Gujarat's Amreli district and nail marks on its body and post mortem confirmed that it had been killed by an adult lion, a senior forest official said today.
The cub, around a year old, was found dead in Bhaniyavidi village of Khambha tehsil in Amreli district yesterday, said Range Forest Officer P R Patel.
"There were nail marks on the body of the lion cub. A post mortem confirmed that the cause of death was infighting," Patel told PTI.
The forest department team that rushed to the spot also found the presence of an adult male lion close to where the cub's body was found.
The fight between this adult lion and the cub possibly took place about 18 hours ago and the adult might have visited the spot a second time, Patel said.
The cub's carcass was cremated at the same spot where it was found, he said.
The 14th Lion Census, which took place between May 2-5 in 2015, had estimated the total number of lions in Gujarat at 523.
Of these, 201 were adult lionesses, 109 adult males and 213 sub-adults and cubs.
According to the district-wise break-up provided in the 2015 census, there were 268 lions in Junagadh, 44 in Somnath, 174 in Amreliand 37 in Bhavnagar.
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