Article 61N3P An An, world’s oldest captive male giant panda, dies in Hong Kong zoo aged 35

An An, world’s oldest captive male giant panda, dies in Hong Kong zoo aged 35

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Vincent Ni China affairs correspondent
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Thousands send condolences after zoo staff euthanise panda, who was in poor health and had stopped eating

The world's oldest male giant panda in captivity has died in a Hong Kong zoo on Thursday.

The panda, named An An, was euthanised at the age of 35, the equivalent of 105 years for humans. He was born in the wild in the south-western Chinese province of Sichuan in 1986.

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