An An (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
- ↑ "China's national treasure - Nature". Nature. 25 November 2010. https://www.nature.com/articles/468503a.pdf?origin=ppub.
- ↑ "Oldest ever giant panda celebrates with bamboo, veggie cake". Associated Press. July 28, 2015. https://apnews.com/article/3de91bde66694d2ca7863151de27cedf.
- ↑ 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. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2028549/worlds-oldest-giant-panda-jia-jia-put-sleep-hong.
- ↑ "Hong Kong's giant panda shows pregnancy symptoms". Xinhua News Agency. 2020-07-25. http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-07/25/c_139240247.htm.
- ↑ "Giant Panda An An Passes Away at 35" (in en). Ocean Park Hong Kong. 21 July 2022. https://www.oceanpark.com.hk/en/press-release/giant-panda-an-an-passes-away-at-35. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ↑ Soo, Zen (21 July 2022) (in en). World's oldest male giant panda dies at age 35 in Hong Kong. https://apnews.com/article/travel-china-hong-kong-oceans-obituaries-9f79fc58601b92bbb11cbedfec37aced. Retrieved 21 July 2022.