Messages of Grief as news broke out around the world of the death of An An(oldest male giant panda). An An died in a Hong Kong theme park on Thursday following health problems at the age of 35, the equivalent of 105 years in human age.
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“We are deeply saddened to announce the loss of centenarian panda An An, the world`s longest-living male giant panda under human care, today (21 July 2022). An An lived a full life that ended at the respectable age of 35 – the equivalent of 105 years old in human age,” the Ocean Park Hong Kong said in a Facebook post.
“His condition reached a humane endpoint that based on animal welfare reasons, veterinarians from Ocean Park and the Agriculture, Fisheries, and Conservation Department made the difficult decision to perform the procedure of humane euthanasia on An An after consulting the China Conservation and Research Centre for the Giant Panda,” the Hong Kong Park statement read.
