3-year-old red panda Ruby from Grand Rapids' John Ball Zoo died at Zoo Atlanta on March 8, possibly due to mesenteric torsion.

3-year-old Ruby, a red panda born at Grand Rapids' John Ball Zoo, died at Zoo Atlanta on March 8. Ruby, one of three triplet sisters born to parents Wyatt and Wasabi in June 2020, had been transferred to Zoo Atlanta in 2023. Preliminary findings from a necropsy suggest she may have had a mesenteric torsion, a fatal twist of the intestines. The definitive cause of Ruby's death is not yet known.

March 15, 2024
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