Goodbye, An An: Hong Kong mourns death of world's oldest male giant panda
Telegraph, 21 Jul 2022
The world's oldest-ever male giant panda in captivity has died at the age of 35 in Hong Kong.
An An's health had deteriorated in recent weeks, with a severe decrease in physical activity and appetite. He was euthanised by veterinarians early Thursday morning at Ocean Park, where he had lived for most of his life.
The park said he was equivalent to 105 in human years, and that "the difficult decision" to put him down had been made for welfare reasons.
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An An's health had deteriorated in recent weeks, with a severe decrease in physical activity and appetite. He was euthanised by veterinarians early Thursday morning at Ocean Park, where he had lived for most of his life.
The park said he was equivalent to 105 in human years, and that "the difficult decision" to put him down had been made for welfare reasons.
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