Opa-panda Pan Pan deceased

Opa-panda Pan Pan deceased

World December 28, 2016 16:18

chengdu - China on Wednesday lost a well-known resident. Giant panda Pan Pan is at the age of 31 deceased in captivity. 'Grandpa Panda' had more than 130 offspring, a quarter of captive giant pandas. Pan Pan was born in the wild in Sichuan, but he lived from a few months in captivity in a known sanctuary near Chengdu.

According to Chinese media had Pan Pan cancer. Giant pandas living in the wild around twenty years, in captivity they are a lot older. Pan Pan was the extent known, the oldest male panda in captivity. Of these very vulnerable animal species living there are less than 2,000 in the wild. Hundreds live in captivity.

Ouwehand Zoo hopes in the spring of 2017 to welcome two giant pandas from China, Xing Yu and Wu Wen. Worldwide, giant pandas only seen in eighteen zoos.

According to Chinese media had Pan Pan cancer. Giant pandas living in the wild around twenty years, in captivity they are a lot older. Pan Pan was the extent known, the oldest male panda in captivity. Of these very vulnerable animal species living there are less than 2,000 in the wild. Hundreds live in captivity.

Ouwehand Zoo hopes in the spring of 2017 to welcome two giant pandas from China, Xing Yu and Wu Wen. Worldwide, giant pandas only seen in eighteen zoos.

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