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Susu
苏苏
- Life status
- Deceased
- Born
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- Died
- The date is shown as recorded; its precision has not been confirmed
Susu was born around 1983 in the wild in Mabian, Sichuan. When she was rescued after being injured in 1986, her right eye was already permanently blind. During an anesthetized examination the following year, she stopped breathing for three and a half hours and remained in shock for 25 hours before being revived. Of the five cubs she produced in three litters, Kobe, Shulan and Meimei survived; through Meimei, who later went to Shirahama in Japan, Susu’s lineage became part of the founding line of the “Hama family.”
- Sex
- Female
No photograph is available yet.
Timeline
6 recorded events
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Born in the wild in Sichuan
Susu was born around 1983 in the wild in Sichuan.
3 event sources
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Rescued from the wild and taken to Chengdu Zoo
In May 1986, Susu was rescued from the wild and taken to Chengdu Zoo. By the time she was rescued, a serious injury had already left her permanently blind in her right eye.
Chengdu Zoo
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Survived an anesthesia accident and later traveled to the Netherlands for an exhibition
On March 28, 1987, Susu suffered an anesthesia accident before an overseas exhibition, temporarily stopping breathing for 3.5 hours and remaining in shock for 25 hours before being revived. In May, she traveled to the Netherlands for an exhibition.
Gave birth to Kobe
Susu gave birth to a male cub, Kobe, on July 26, 1992.
Gave birth to twin daughters Shulan and Meimei
Susu gave birth to twin daughters Shulan and Meimei on August 31, 1994.
Died at the Chengdu panda base
Susu died of age-related multiple-organ failure at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding at 6:28 p.m. on June 2, 2017, at about 34 years old.
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Relationships
Places
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Sources
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- news.ipanda.comhttps://news.ipanda.com/2017/06/08/ARTIx7XecMVmNWVlqXuv4xdS170608.shtml
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- sichuan.scol.com.cnhttps://sichuan.scol.com.cn/ggxw/202505/82962014.html
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- www.chinanews.com.cnhttps://www.chinanews.com.cn/m/sh/2019/05-23/8844642.shtml
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- baike.sc.xinhuanet.comhttps://baike.sc.xinhuanet.com/sc/a/1611.htm
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