Hyderabad Nehru Zoological Park's only Cheetah 'Abdullah' dies of heart failure

A 15-year-old male Cheetah has died at the Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad due to a heart attack, Zoo authorities said on Sunday.

The Cheetah Abdullah, which was gifted by the Prince of Saudi Arabia more than a decade ago during his visit to the Zoo, died on March 24, they said.

Experts conducted a post-mortem examination and filed a report that the Cheetah had died due to heart failure, a zoo official told PTI. He said samples for an investigation had been collected and a further report may come out within a week.

With the death of Abdullah, the Nehru Zoological Park is left with no Cheetah now, the official said.