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Sequoia Park Zoo staff took to Facebook on Thursday morning to announce the “sudden passing” of Cinni, one of the zoo’s dear red pandas.

“This past Sunday, Cinni was found deceased by animal care staff during a routine, early morning check,” zoo staff wrote in a Facebook post. “Cinni’s sudden passing came as a shock, as nothing had seemed amiss with her behavior or health, and she had been eating well and participating in enrichment and training opportunities. An initial necropsy revealed that an aggressive cancer had rooted in her pancreas and spread to other areas.”

Cinni, along with her sister Masala, was born at the Sequoia Park Zoo in 2014. The sisters’ birth “created a stir of excitement” at the zoo and among conservation groups, like the Red Panda Network. “[S]he helped spread the story of red pandas and their need for conservation,” according to zoo staff. 

“As Cinni grew, her caretakers would describe her as ‘the best of both her parents - all the eagerness and enthusiasm of Sumo with the laid-back attitude of her mom, Stella Luna’,” the Facebook post continues. “Cinni was the bamboo connoisseur of the group, often going to each bundle to sample before deciding which to tackle first, and she had a bit of a sweet tooth for pears, apples, and grapes.”

If you’ve got any pictures of Cinni, zoo staff would love to see ‘em. You can share your memories here on this Facebook thread.

Rest in peace, sweet Cinni.