An An (giant panda)
giant panda
An An (Chinese: 安安; 1986 – 21 July 2022) was a male giant panda.[1] He lived in Hong Kong Ocean Park.[2] He was a gift from the Central People's Government of China to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in 1999.[3] He was the longest-living male giant panda in the world under human care before his death in 2022.[4]
An An was euthanised at aged 35 on 21 July 2022 at Hong Kong Ocean Park after being sick for the last three weeks.[5][6]
References
change- ↑ "China's national treasure - Nature" (PDF). Nature. 25 November 2010.
- ↑ "Oldest ever giant panda celebrates with bamboo, veggie cake". Associated Press. July 28, 2015.
- ↑ Danny Mok (Oct 16, 2016). "World's oldest giant panda Jia Jia put to sleep at Hong Kong's Ocean Park". South China Morning Post.
- ↑ "Hong Kong's giant panda shows pregnancy symptoms". Xinhua News Agency. 2020-07-25.
- ↑ "Giant Panda An An Passes Away at 35". Ocean Park Hong Kong. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ↑ Soo, Zen (21 July 2022). "World's oldest male giant panda dies at age 35 in Hong Kong". Associated Press. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
