ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Phoenix, a male red panda who has lived at the Western North Carolina (WNC) Nature Center has died, according to park officials.
He was nearly 15. A representative of the WNC Nature Center said that means Phoenix “lived a remarkably long life for a red panda.”
Officials said he experienced a sudden decline in health, but no additional information about his cause of death was immediately released.
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