Saying final goodbyes to the animals they cared for

Dearly missed: Laoma the bear. — Xinhua

NANJING: A heartfelt obituary remembering Laoma, a deceased sun bear, has made national headlines in China.

Published earlier this year in the Hongshan Forest Zoo in Nanjing, the capital of East China’s Jiangsu province, the obituary detailed the last days of the male bear’s 33-year life and the interactions between the animal and the keepers at the zoo.