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.

There are more than 200 Amur leopards in 94 institutions around the world, including the San Diego Zoo, the Santa Barbara Zoo, and the Minnesota Zoo. Two leopard cubs were born last year at the San Diego Zoo, its third litter.

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.

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,