Wabash, a raccoon, died following a short period of ill health. A South Lakes Safari Zoo spokesman said: “We are so very sad to announce that our little trash panda, Wabash, sadly passed away peacefully in his sleep following a short period of apparent ill health. "Keepers had noticed Wabash appeared to be very sluggish and under the weather one morning and kept him in for observation. Tests were carried out when his condition failed to improve, and the situation did at one time look encouraging as he started to eat, but sadly, this was a fight feisty little Wabash wouldn’t win. Tests so far have revealed nothing out of the ordinary suggesting his passing was of natural causes due to old age.