Still life: Jaguar Siu Fa's specimen is on display at the Zoological & Botanical Gardens.

A taxidermy specimen of Siu Fa - the female jaguar that lived in Hong Kong for nearly 20 years and died last year - is on display at the Hong Kong Zoological & Botanical Gardens' Education & Exhibition Centre from today.

Born in Berlin Zoo in Germany in 1987, Siu Fa was sent to the park two years later and had two offspring. Well received by local and overseas visitors, she died of old age last June at the age of 21.

The Leisure & Cultural Services Department said turning Siu Fa into a specimen for education and exhibition purposes will continue her contribution to the conservation of endangered animal species.

The centre also displays a stuffed sea turtle, pangolin, crocodile, and moths and butterflies, animals' skins including those of a python, cheetah and leopard, and information about tree propagation and butterflies commonly seen in Hong Kong.

It opens from 9am to 4.30pm daily. Admission is free.