World's oldest known male giant panda, An An, dies at 35
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Oldest male giant panda
The oldest-ever male giant panda in captivity has died at age 35 at a Hong Kong theme park after his health deteriorated.
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Hong Kong theme park
An An lived most of his life at Ocean Park after he and a female panda were gifted to Hong Kong by China in 1999. The female panda, Jia Jia, died in 2016 at age 38, making her the oldest-ever female panda in captivity.
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Mourn
Ocean Park mourned An An as a family member who grew with the park and built bonds with locals and tourists.
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Health condition
An An had high blood pressure, a common condition among geriatric pandas. Over the past three weeks, An An had been kept out of sight from visitors at the park as his health worsened. He stopped eating solid food and was significantly less active in recent days.
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Euthanized
He was euthanized to prevent further suffering Thursday morning after veterinarians from Ocean Park and government authorities consulted the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. Last week, hundreds left comments on an Ocean Park post about An An's condition, wishing him a speedy recovery.