Kashin (November 1968 – 24 August 2009) was an

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who spent most of her life at

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. She arrived from

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in the United States in 1973 and remained at Auckland Zoo until her death. She was famous for being sponsored by

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, and featured in the New Zealand produced television programme ''

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''. She was

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on 24 August 2009 due to chronic

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and foot abscesses.

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