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# Face of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/face-of-the-day-1458/
- Published: 2026-04-17T18:30:49.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-17T18:30:48.000Z
- Description: Bashii arrived at the zoo from Australia Zoo in 2014.
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: Face of the Day

> Wellington Zoo’s 18-year-old Sumatran tiger has died.  
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> Bashii arrived at the zoo from Australia Zoo in 2014.  
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> He had suffered with kidney disease, a common ailment for elderly big cats, which in captivity had a typical lifespan of 16 to 20 years.  
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> “Over the past few days, his condition began to deteriorate quickly, and after a full health examination, it became clear that euthanising him was necessary due to his quality of life being compromised.”  
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> Stuff

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