RIP, An An He had high blood pressure, a common condition among geriatric pandas, and had stopped eating solid food or being very active in recent days.
The oldest-ever male giant panda in captivity has died at age 35 at a Hong Kong theme park after his health deteriorated.after he and a female panda were given 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.
“An An has brought us fond memories with numerous heart-warming moments. His cleverness and playfulness will be dearly missed,” Paulo Pong, chairman of Ocean Park Corp., said in a statement.. 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.Last week, hundreds left comments on an Ocean Park post about An An’s condition, wishing him a speedy recovery.
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