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.

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.

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