Sloth bear Divya dies at Vizag zoo
The Hindu
Sloth bear Divya, 20, passed away at IGZP, Visakhpatnam. Post-mortem report revealed cause of death was chronic renal failure. Average lifespan of sloth bears in wild is 15-20 years. Zoo has two more sloth bears for display.
A 20-year-old female sloth bear Divya passed away at the Indira Gandhi Zoological Park (IGZP) here on Thursday, according to a release.
Divya was born in 2003 at the city zoo. The cause of death was chronic renal failure as per the post-mortem report submitted by the veterinary assistant surgeon of the zoo. The average lifespan of the sloth bear in the wild is around 15-20 years. The zoo has two more sloth bears for display, according to Nandani Salaria, curator of IGZP.
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