Second-oldest male cheetah living in a zoo dies in Portland

World’s 2nd oldest male zoo cheetah dies in Oregon

On Thursday, the Oregon Zoo announced the death of Strike, an elderly cheetah, who was the second-oldest male cheetah living in an AZA-accredited zoo. He was 15.

'Our little prince': RIP Strike, the oldest cheetah at the Oregon Zoo

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Strike, the Oregon Zoo’s beloved elderly cheetah, died at 15 years old on Wednesday. Zookeepers say his health had been in rapid decline due to his “advanced age,” so he was humanely euthanized. At the time of his death, he was the second oldest cheetah in an AZA-accredited zoo. Shooting near SW Portland preschool involved security guard, police say According to the zoo, most cheetahs live to be roughly 12 years old…

Second-oldest male cheetah living in a zoo dies in Portland

Just a week after saying goodbye to an elderly river otter, the Oregon Zoo is mourning the loss of a second animal, a cheetah named Strike, who at 15 was the second oldest male cheetah living in an Association of Zoos and Aquariums accredited zoo.