An An (giant panda) facts for kids
An An in 2004
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| Species | Giant panda |
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| Sex | Male |
| Born | 1986 Sichuan, China |
| Died | (aged 35) Ocean Park, Hong Kong |
An An (Chinese: 安安; 1986 – 21 July 2022) was a male giant panda residing in Hong Kong Ocean Park, a gift from the Central People's Government of China to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in 1999. He was the longest-living male giant panda in the world under human care before his death in 2022.
Biography
An An was born in 1986 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.
In 2017, the 31-year-old An An became the world's longest-lived male giant panda in captivity. Following the death of Jia Jia in 2016, An An continued to live at Ocean Park. His health deteriorated in the last three weeks prior to his euthanisation and he stopped eating. He was euthanised on 21 July 2022. He was 35-years-old.
