Fabi the tiger dies at Paignton Zoo
The 13 year old big cat was popular with visitors and staff
The zoo announced the sad news this morning.
The 13 year old Sumatran tiger had recently been receiving medication from the veterinary team due to issues with his movement.
The team said Fabi was put to sleep yesterday (12th October).
Fabi was born at Prague Zoo in 2007 before being moved to Chester Zoo. He then came to Devon in 2015 as part of the European Endangered Species breeding programme.
He and his mate Shakira had son, called Lucu in 2016.
In an online statement, Paignton Zoo said "Fabi was a beautiful, confident big cat who was always more than happy to take the back seat with his relaxed nature, and let mate Shakira ‘wear the trousers’ in the relationship. He would also love soaking up the sun in the summer months and was a very vocal tiger, often making the ‘chuff’ sound.https://www.facebook.com/111071408913960/posts/3522619254425808/?extid=0&d=n
"His passing is a huge loss to the big cat keepers and our wider zoo family - he will be deeply missed by many."