BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Officials with Zoo Boise say the zoo’s ailing leopard, named Nadia, has been euthanized.
The Amur leopard came to the Idaho zoo in 1998 and was 19 years old when she died. The animal was diagnosed with chronic kidney failure two years ago.
Zoo Boise Director Steve Burns said in a prepared statement released Monday that Nadia’s quality of life had declined to the point where euthanasia was the proper thing to do. Amur leopards normally live about 10 to 15 years in the wild, and about 18 years in captivity.
Zoo officials have not yet decided if the zoo will obtain another leopard.
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