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Ling-Ling died suddenly from heart failure [2] on December 30, 1992, [3] at which time she was the longest-lived giant panda in captivity outside China. Hsing-Hsing would go on to pass her record when he was euthanized by zookeepers on November 28, 1999, at the age of 28 due to kidney failure. [4]
The obscure panda only emerged as a national icon well after the founding of the People’s Republic in 1949, according to E. Elena Songster, a historian and author of “Panda Nation: The ...
The Ueno Zoo is reportedly consulting the Japanese Foreign Ministry about obtaining a new panda from China. [1] Ling Ling was the only giant panda in Japan which was directly owned by the government or a Japanese institution. [1] There are still eight other pandas located throughout Japan. [1] [5] However, each of these remaining eight pandas ...
Fu Bao's name means "lucky treasure". She became popular amongst South Korean netizens during the COVID-19 pandemic [2] and her presence also doubled the number of visitors to Everland's Panda World. [4] Like all cubs born to pairs loaned from China, Fu Bao was to be relocated to China within a span of 4 years. She left for China on April 3 2024.
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Initially on loan for ten years as part of a global giant panda breeding program, [14] Wang Wang and Fu Ni are the only giant pandas in the Southern Hemisphere. [8] A large amount of media attention was given to their arrival, [10] and the loan has been described as an instance of "panda diplomacy" between Australia and China. [4] [5]
‘I don’t think there is any panda like her in the universe’
Bai Yun and these cubs' sire, Gao Gao, are considered the most reproductively successful panda parents in captivity. [4] [5] With the birth of Xiao Liwu in 2012, Bai Yun became the second oldest panda on record to give birth. The oldest panda on record to give birth was two days older than Bai Yun at the time of birth of their respective cubs.