Siu Fa[1] (meaning "Little Flower";[2] Chinese: 小花; 1987 - June 10, 2008) was a female jaguar[3] kept in the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens.[4] She was born in 1987 at the Berlin Zoo in Germany[5] and arrived in Hong Kong in 1989.[6]
| Chinese | 小花 |
|---|---|
| Born | 1987 |
| Died | June 10, 2008 Education and Exhibition Center of the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens |
A photo of Jaguar Siu Fa
On June 11, 2008, Siu Fa died.[7] After her death, she was made into a specimen and put on permanent display at the Education and Exhibition Center of the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens in March 2009.[8]
References
edit- ^ Holly Graham (June 2, 2016). "Hong Kong's top 10 famous animals". Time Out.
- ^ "Zoo mourns death of 21-year-old jaguar Siu Fa but decides not to replace her". South China Morning Post. Jun 11, 2008.
- ^ "LCQ13: Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens" (PDF). Home Affairs Bureau. 2010-03-10.
- ^ "As though they'd never gone away". South China Morning Post. Aug 17, 2010.
- ^ "Jaguar "Little Flower" permanently resides in the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens". Yahoo News. Mar 6, 2009. Archived from the original on Mar 10, 2009.
- ^ "Hong Kong's jaguar will not be replaced". South China Morning Post. Jul 8, 2008.
- ^ "Senior jaguar Siu Fa dies". News.gov.hk. June 10, 2008.
- ^ "Jaguar specimen goes on display". News.gov.hk. March 5, 2009.
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