LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Potter Park Zoo has announced the loss of the baby red panda born on July 5, 2025 .

“It is with great sadness that the Potter Park Zoo team announces the loss of the young red panda born July 5, 2025, to mother Maliha and father Deagan-Reid,” the zoo shared in a Facebook post.

Red panda cubs are extremely delicate in their early stages of life, with a neonatal mortality rate of around 40 percent.

According to the zoo, the cub had been steadily gaining weight and appeared alert prior to a sudden decline in health.

The cause of death is currently unknown.

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