The Erfurt Zoo mourns the loss of the female spoon, Juba.
The 13-year-old bitch was put to sleep after attempts at therapy did not bring the hoped-for success.
According to the zoo on Wednesday, Juba had been having trouble eating and swallowing for several weeks.
When she was just five months old, she was the first female spoon to move into the Erfurt Löwensavanne.
Erfurt - The paired, fox-like small carnivores with exceptionally large ears occur exclusively in Africa.
So that the male Maputo, who lives in Erfurt, does not have to remain alone for long, the zoo is now looking for a new, young female spoon with the help of the stud book coordinator across Europe.
Erfurt wants to continue breeding the bucket dogs.
There are only nine zoos in Germany that keep these animals.
dpa
