Noelle, a 12-year-old fennec fox at the Phoenix Zoo, died last week, officials said. Here's what happened to the cute animal.
Zoo officials said Noelle stood out for her sweetness toward her four-legged roommates. Her closest friends were Hunter, the zoo's 9-year-old male fennec fox, and Loki, a male leopard tortoise.
The zoo announced Noelle the female fennec fox died a week ago at the age of 12. She was six months old when she arrived at the zoo in 2012. Zoo officials have not yet said how she died.