Tuan Tuan, one of two giant pandas gifted to Taiwan from China as a symbol of hoped-for reunion between the sides, has died. Earlier reports said the panda was believed to have a malignant brain tumor.
In this photo released by the Taipei Zoo, ailing giant panda Tuan Tuan lies on the ground at the Taipei Zoo in Taipei, Taiwan on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022. Tuan Tuan, one of two giant pandas gifted to Taiwan from China, died Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022 after a brief illness, the Taipei Zoo said.
No cause of death was immediately given, but earlier reports said the panda was believed to have a malignant brain tumor, prompting ChinaTuan Tuan did not respond and after a series of seizures Saturday was placed in an induced coma, according to Taiwanese news reports. The average life span for pandas in the wild is 15-20 years, while they can live for 30 years or more under human care.
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