Folly Farm Adventure Park and Zoo is sad to announce the passing of Lotus - its 12-year-old female red panda, due to chronic kidney disease.

“She was being closely monitored and treated by our veterinary partners and keepers but over the weekend her condition deteriorated rapidly,” Folly Farm shared on social media.

“Given her age and the fact she wasn’t going to recover from the condition the difficult and most humane decision was to put her to sleep to end her suffering.

“Lotus was sweet in nature and had been at Folly Farm since the Summer of 2018 when our Asian Adventure exhibit opened.

“She will be greatly missed by her keepers and visitors alike. We hope to home red pandas again at Folly Farm.”