17-10-2016 03:21 via news.yahoo.com

World's oldest Panda in captivity dies in Hong Kong

The oldest giant panda living in captivity, 38-year-old Jia Jia, was euthanized in Hong Kong after rapidly deteriorating health over the past two weeks, her owners Ocean Park said on Sunday. Jia Jia, whose name means "good", had been gifted to Hong Kong in 1999 along with another panda, to mark the second anniversary of the city's handover from former colonial ruler Britain. In recent weeks Jia Jia's food consumption had sharply declined from over 10kg (22 pounds) to less than three kg (six poun
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