Red panda cub dies at Toronto Zoo, highlighting species fragility

The Toronto Zoo says 1 of its red panda cubs has died, highlighting nan fragility of nan type successful their first fewer months whether nether quality attraction aliases successful nan wild.

The zoo says 2 cubs were birthed successful June by Sakura, a 10-year-old geriatric reddish panda who had arrived astatine nan zoo earlier this year.

The zoo says Sakura precocious began experiencing important wellness issues, and unit stepped successful to supply further attraction for her cubs.

It says while Sakura was receiving care, nan smaller of nan 2 cubs died Thursday erstwhile it was conscionable awkward of six weeks old.

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A post-mortem introspection recovered that nan cub had aggregate wellness issues, including nary fat reserve and signs of lung aspiration.

The zoo says reddish pandas person debased rates of offspring endurance some successful nan chaotic and successful captivity, and arsenic a fewer arsenic 40 per cent of cubs scope their first birthday.