An An (giant panda)

An An (Chinese: 安安; born 1986[1]) is a male giant panda[2] residing in Hong Kong Ocean Park,[3] a gift from the Central People's Government of China to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in 1999.[4] He is the longest-living male giant panda in the world under human care.[5]

An An
SpeciesGiant panda
SexMale
Born1986
Sichuan, China

Biography

An An was born in Sichuan, China, and originally lived in Wolong National Nature Reserve, where he was sent to the Ocean Park in March 1999 as a gift from Beijing to Hong Kong, along with another female giant panda, Jia Jia.[6]

In 2017, the 31-year-old An An became the world's longest-lived male giant panda in captivity.[7]

See also

References
  1. "World's oldest male giant panda celebrates 31st birthday in H.K." Kyodo News. Aug 1, 2017.
  2. "China's national treasure - Nature" (PDF). Nature. 25 November 2010.
  3. "Oldest ever giant panda celebrates with bamboo, veggie cake". Associated Press. July 28, 2015.
  4. 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.
  5. "Hong Kong's giant panda shows pregnancy symptoms". Xinhua News Agency. 2020-07-25.
  6. "World's oldest panda in captivity put down because of ill health". The Guardian. Oct 16, 2016.
  7. "Giant Panda An An Turns 31, World's Longest-Lived Captive Male Giant Panda". Wen Wei Po. 2017-08-01.


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