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The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert has announced the loss of one of its oldest leopards. Zoya was a 21-year-old Amur leopard who died on Wednesday due to old age, zoo officials announced ...

Zoya, a 21-year-old Amur leopard and one of the world’s oldest, died at the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert. (Photo courtesy of the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens) A critically endangered ...

PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) - The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens is welcoming a second baby giraffe, just weeks after the zoo's Vicki Lou gave birth to a baby girl calf. Last week, the zoo welcomed a ...

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Julie Sharp is a digital producer at CBS Los Angeles. She is a South Bay native and majored in print journalism at Cal State University Long Beach. Julie previously reported for the Beach Reporter, ...

A bat-eared fox has escaped from its enclosure at The Living Desert, and the zoo is warning guests to be on the lookout for the animal. Bat-eared foxes are around 10 pounds and not harmful to humans, ...

Palm trees, striking mountains and cacti are everywhere in Palm Desert. Many of the things to do in Palm Desert involve being ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert has announced the loss of one of its oldest leopards. Zoya was a 21-year-old Amur ...