Newborn lion cub dies at Etawah safari in UP

A five-day-old cub of a lioness died at the Etawah Lion Safari here, officials said on Sunday.

A K Singh, deputy director of Etawah Lion Safari, said lioness Jessica gave birth to a cub on February 1 and it died on Saturday.

The body has been sent for post-mortem examination and the cause of death will be known once the report comes, he said.

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