Belagavi : According to sources, an 11-year-old Lion Nakul breathed its last at Rani Channamma Zoo in Belagavi district on Thursday. Reportedly, it was suffering from a digestive disorder.

A team of doctors that carried out the post-mortem said that the wild animal died of multi-organ failure. It suffered from vomiting and dysentery for the last few days before dying on Thursday.

There were cysts in its kidney and liver and there was some damage to the lungs. One reason could be advancing age. But such sudden problems are common among animals of the cat family, he said. “It was well fed and well cared for. There is no doubt about it,’’ he said, in response to a query.

The lion’s two siblings that were brought from Shivamogga are doing fine, Deputy Conservator of Forests Harsha Bhanu said.