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MEET / 327An individual life
Anan
安安
- Life status
- Deceased
- Born
- Year only
- Died
In 1999, Anan and Jiajia arrived in Hong Kong as giant pandas presented by the central government and went on to live at Ocean Park for 23 years. In 2004, semen collected from Anan was sent back to Wolong for artificial insemination, resulting in the birth of his only son, Rongrong. When Anan died in 2022 at the age of 35, he was the world’s oldest male giant panda then living under human care.
- Sex
- Male
- Studbook number
- 327
No photograph is available yet.
Timeline
5 recorded events
Rescued from the wild in Baoxing
Born in the wild in Baoxing, Sichuan, in 1986 and rescued on October 11 that year.
Arrived at Ocean Park Hong Kong
Arrived at Ocean Park Hong Kong with Jiajia on March 11, 1999.
Made his public debut at Ocean Park
Officially met the public at the giant panda habitat at Ocean Park Hong Kong on May 17, 1999.
- Year only
Became the father of Rongrong through artificial insemination
Semen collected from Anan was used for artificial insemination, and his only son, Rongrong, was born in July 2004.
Died at Ocean Park Hong Kong
Was euthanized at Ocean Park Hong Kong on July 21, 2022, after his age-related health condition continued to deteriorate. He was 35 years old.
Relationships
Offspring1
Places
The available information does not yet identify a specific place.
Read more about its time in different places in the Timeline.
Sources
These are sources related to this panda. Sources for individual events appear in the timeline; one source does not establish every detail.
- www.yaan.gov.cnhttps://www.yaan.gov.cn/mob/article.html?id=98c4c85f-0639-4e1b-9cde-be79fcf298da
Event source
- news.tvb.comhttps://news.tvb.com/sc/867350-%E5%A4%A7%E7%86%8A%E8%B2%93%E5%AE%89%E5%AE%89%E6%9B%BE%E4%BB%A5%E4%BA%BA%E5%B7%A5%E5%8F%97%E5%AD%95%E8%AA%95%E7%8D%A8%E5%AD%90%E8%9E%8D%E8%9E%8D%E6%9C%89%E6%84%9B%E5%A5%BD%E8%80%85%E7%A8%B1%E8%9E%8D%E8%9E%8D%E8%BF%91%E5%B9%B4%E5%A4%9A%E6%AC%A1%E6%90%AC%E5%AE%B6
Event source
- big5.cctv.comhttps://big5.cctv.com/gate/big5/news.ipanda.com/2022/07/21/ARTIiHVoh9tKoTLYNN50zLzI220721.shtml
Event source
- www.oceanpark.com.hkhttps://www.oceanpark.com.hk/sc/press-release/ocean-parks-latest-study-reveals-hidden-relationship-between-environment-and-worlds
Event source
- www.info.gov.hkhttps://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/199905/17/0517184.htm
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