An An (giant panda) explained

An An
Species:Giant panda
Gender:Male
Birth Place:Wolong National Nature Reserve, Sichuan, China
Death Place:Ocean Park, Hong Kong

An An (; August 1986 – 21 July 2022) was a male giant panda[1] residing in Ocean Park Hong Kong,[2] 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]

Biography

An An was born in August 1986 in Sichuan, China, and originally lived in Wolong National Nature Reserve, from where he was sent to the Ocean Park in March 1999 as a gift from Beijing to Hong Kong, along with the female giant panda, Jia Jia.[5] [6]

In 2017, the 31-year-old An An became the world's longest-lived male giant panda in captivity.[7] Following the death of Jia Jia in 2016, An An continued to live at Ocean Park. His health deteriorated in the last three weeks before his euthanisation and he stopped eating solid foods while feeling lethargic. He was euthanised on 21 July 2022, at age 35 (105 years old in human age[8]).[9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. News: China's national treasure – Nature. Nature. 25 November 2010. 31 May 2021. 22 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220722160937/https://www.nature.com/articles/468503a.pdf?origin=ppub&error=cookies_not_supported&code=7fd1c0f2-e8f7-4c8d-8f6b-5f5f8039c8c3. live.
  2. News: Oldest ever giant panda celebrates with bamboo, veggie cake. Associated Press. 28 July 2015. 31 May 2021. 2 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214127/https://apnews.com/article/3de91bde66694d2ca7863151de27cedf. live.
  3. News: World's oldest giant panda Jia Jia put to sleep at Hong Kong's Ocean Park. South China Morning Post. 16 October 2016. Danny Mok. 31 May 2021. 2 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213635/https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2028549/worlds-oldest-giant-panda-jia-jia-put-sleep-hong. live.
  4. News: Hong Kong's giant panda shows pregnancy symptoms. Xinhua News Agency. 25 July 2020. 31 May 2021. 21 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200821225110/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-07/25/c_139240247.htm. live.
  5. News: World's oldest panda in captivity put down because of ill health. The Guardian. 16 October 2016. 31 May 2021. 2 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213818/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/16/worlds-oldest-panda-in-captivity-put-down-jia-jia-hong-kong. live.
  6. News: 1 August 2017 . World's oldest male giant panda celebrates 31st birthday in H.K. . . 31 May 2021 . 2 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215248/https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2017/08/1c051fdefa4d-worlds-oldest-male-giant-panda-celebrates-31st-birthday-in-hk.html . live .
  7. News: Giant Panda An An Turns 31, World's Longest-Lived Captive Male Giant Panda. Wen Wei Po. 1 August 2017. 31 May 2021. 6 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170806102817/http://news.wenweipo.com/2017/08/01/IN1708010017.htm. live.
  8. Web site: Wen . Wang Zhan and Gang . 2022-07-22 . Giant panda An An put to sleep at Hong Kong's Ocean Park . 2023-05-19 . Asia News Network . en-US.
  9. News: 21 July 2022 . Giant Panda An An Passes Away at 35 . 21 July 2022 . . en . 22 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220722160939/https://www.oceanpark.com.hk/en/press-release/giant-panda-an-an-passes-away-at-35 . live .
  10. News: Soo . Zen . 21 July 2022 . World's oldest male giant panda dies at age 35 in Hong Kong . 21 July 2022 . Associated Press . en . 21 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220721050812/https://apnews.com/article/travel-china-hong-kong-oceans-obituaries-9f79fc58601b92bbb11cbedfec37aced . live .

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