A 21-year-old Amur leopard named Zoya died at the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens zoo in California. The leopard is part of a critically endangered species.

A critically endangered species of leopard has died at age 21 in a Southern California zoo. Officials at the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert say Amur leopard Zoya died of old age last Tuesday after over a decade there.

Zoya, a 21-year-old Amur leopard, has died at the Living Desert Zoo in California, surpassing life expectancy for her species.

The zoo asked people to honor Zoya’s memory by enjoying “the little things in life – as she did” A critically endangered leopard has died in captivity at a Southern California zoo. Following the Thanksgiving holiday,

Zoya, a 21-year-old Amur leopard, died of old age at the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert on Nov. 26 after more than a decade there, zoo officials announced.