PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- A red panda at the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium died. The zoo said Kovu, its male red panda, died Sunday. ... He arrived in Pittsburgh in 2015 from Columbus.

Columbus has had red pandas since 1974 and Knoxville is the unofficial red panda capital of the world. Since 1977, more than 110 red pandas have been born at Zoo Knoxville, the highest number of ...

Kovu, a 9-year-old male red panda, died July 30, 2023, at Pittsburg Zoo & Aquarium. ... Kovu arrived in Pittsburgh in 2015 from Columbus. He was the zoo’s second red panda.

According to the zoo, Kovu came to Pittsburgh in 2015 from Columbus.He was Pittsburgh Zoo’s second red panda. “Kovu was ‘Mr. Cool’ from the beginning; he was one of the most confident and ...