an-anThe zoo announced that the world’s oldest male panda, previously kept in captivity, died on Thursday at the age of 35. Hong Kong where this plantigrade spent most of its life.
health an-an The condition worsened in recent days and the animal had little physical activity and reduced appetite, so it was euthanized on Thursday morning, the amusement park and zoo said in a statement. Oceanarium.
The panda’s age is equivalent to about 105 years for a human, the zoo said, explaining that the “difficult decision” was made for its well-being after consultation with Chinese experts.
Plantigrade was born in the wild in mainland China and was part of a pair of pandas handed over by Beijing to Hong Kong to celebrate the second anniversary of the city’s handover from the United Kingdom to China.
Pandas are part of a diplomatic gift-giving tradition that makes China.
The life of “An An”
an-an and his partner Jia Jia spent the rest of their lives in Oceanarium.
At the time of his death at the age of 38 in 2016, “Jia Jia” was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the oldest panda in the world and the oldest panda in captivity.
After the death of “Jia Jia”, his partner lived a rather lonely life and in 2021 celebrated his 35th birthday alone with a frozen fruit and bamboo cake that the park staff prepared for him. (AFP)
Source: RPP
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