Zoya, a 21-year-old Amur leopard, died at the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Southern California. Zoya surpassed the average lifespan of an Amur leopard in the wild, which is 10 to 15 years. Amur leopards are native to eastern Russia and northern China ...

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.

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

Zoya lived at the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens for 11 years. Officials thanked the community for "ensuring her legacy will endure."

Staff at the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert are mourning the passing of Zoya, an Amur leopard that had been a resident of the zoo for the past 11 years. Zoya, one of the rarest cats on Earth and one of the oldest Amur leopards in captivity,

Zoos across America shared their condolences on the loss of Zoya, the 21-year-old leopard, who died at the Palm Desert zoo this week.

According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature's website, Amur leopards are listed as a critically endangered species and have a life expectancy of approximately 10 to 15 years in the wild.

Amur leopards are listed as a critically endangered species and have a life expectancy of approximately 10 to 15 years in the wild.

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