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Panpan
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- Life status
- Deceased
- Born
- Year only
- Died
- The date is shown as recorded; its precision has not been confirmed
Panpan was born in the wild in Baoxing, Sichuan, in 1985 and was rescued as a cub by Fengtongzhai Nature Reserve. He later became one of the most influential males in the early captive breeding of giant pandas. By 2016, more than 130 living pandas were in his bloodline, accounting for about a quarter of the world’s captive giant panda population at the time. Panpan died on December 28, 2016, at age 31 and was then the world’s oldest male giant panda.
- Sex
- Male
- Studbook number
- 308
No photograph is available yet.
Timeline
5 recorded events
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Born in the wild in Baoxing
Panpan was born in the wild in Baoxing County, Sichuan, in 1985.
Baoxing County, Sichuan
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Rescued near Fengtongzhai
Panpan was rescued around Fengtongzhai, Sichuan, in 1986 and was later taken into the care of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda.
Fengtongzhai, Sichuan
Moved to the Wolong Giant Panda Research Center
Panpan moved to the Giant Panda Research Center in Wolong Nature Reserve on May 4, 1991.
Giant Panda Research Center in Wolong Nature Reserve
Daughter Bai Yun was born
Panpan mated naturally with Dongdong; their daughter Bai Yun was born on September 7, 1991.
Died at age 31
Panpan died at 4:50 a.m. on December 28, 2016, after his tumor worsened and emergency treatment failed. He was 31, and his bloodline already included more than 130 descendants.
China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda
Relationships
Places
The available information does not yet identify a specific place.
Read more about its time in different places in the Timeline.
Sources
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- www.yaan.gov.cnhttps://www.yaan.gov.cn/xinwen/show/4e096a6e-8cc6-4c75-a9b0-d358a81dc780.html
Event source
- www.yaan.gov.cnhttps://www.yaan.gov.cn/zhangzhe/show/563e49e4-2ef6-4b87-848e-f5b1b883e56c.html
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