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Ling Ling (陵陵, September 5, 1985 – April 30, 2008) was a male Chinese-born giant panda who resided at the Ueno Zoo, the largest zoo in Tokyo, Japan. [1] At the time of his death at the age of 22, Ling Ling was the only giant panda at the Ueno Zoo and the oldest panda in Japan.
Ling-Ling (Chinese: 玲玲, 1969–1992) and Hsing-Hsing (simplified Chinese: 兴兴; traditional Chinese: 興興, 1970–1999) were two giant pandas given to the United States as gifts by the government of China following President Richard Nixon's visit in 1972.
Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing (shing-shing), the Zoo’s first pair of giant pandas, arrived from China in April as a gift to the American people to commemorate President Nixon’s historic visit to China. During their 20 years together at the Smithsonian's National Zoo, this panda pair produced five cubs; none of the cubs survived.
On December 30, 1992, a keeper found Ling-Ling’s body in the outdoor yard of the panda habitat. The 23-year-old had died suddenly , leaving staff and the public bereft.
April 16, 2022, marks the 50th anniversary of the arrival of giant pandas Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute — the start of a decades-long giant panda program.
Japan's oldest giant panda, Ling Ling, a longtime star at Tokyo's largest zoo and a symbol of friendship with China, died Wednesday of heart failure, zookeepers said.
Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing, the Zoo's first pair of giant pandas, arrived from China in April as a gift to the American people to commemorate President Nixon's historic visit to China.
The pandas, Hsing-Hsing (male) and Ling-Ling (female), were a state gift from the People’s Republic of China following President Richard Nixon’s historic visit to the country (Nixon presented the Chinese with a pair of musk oxen).
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the arrival of giant pandas at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. In the past, we’ve blogged about what happened when Hsing-Hsing and Ling-Ling made the long journey from China and their first debut at the Zoo in 1972.
Ling Ling (陵陵, September 5, 1985 – April 30, 2008) was a male Chinese -born giant panda who resided at the Ueno Zoo, the largest zoo in Tokyo, Japan. At the time of his death at the age of 22, Ling Ling was the only giant panda at the Ueno Zoo and the oldest panda in Japan.