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Xiu Hua
秀华
- Life status
- Deceased
- Born
- Died
Xiu Hua was born at Chapultepec Zoo in Mexico City and was one of the daughters produced there by Yingying and Pepe. In 1987, when she was two years old, she spent a short period on exhibit at Memphis Zoo in the United States before returning to Mexico. She ultimately lived beyond the age of 27.
- Sex
- Female
No photograph is available yet.
Timeline
3 recorded events
Born at Chapultepec Zoo
Born on June 25, 1985, at Chapultepec Zoo.
- Year only
Spent a short period at Memphis Zoo
Was loaned to Memphis Zoo in the United States from August through September 1987, becoming the zoo’s first visiting giant panda.
Died at Chapultepec Zoo
Died at Chapultepec Zoo on April 27, 2013, from natural causes associated with old age. She was 27 years old.
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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- abcnews.comhttps://abcnews.com/ABC_Univision/News/famous-panda-bear-dies-mexico-city-zoo/story?id=19067453
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- assets.speakcdn.comhttps://assets.speakcdn.com/assets/2510/exzoomarapril14.pdf
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- martha.org.mxhttps://martha.org.mx/una-politica-con-causa/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/07-Zoologico-de-la-Ciudad-de-Mexico.pdf
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- panda.frhttps://panda.fr/zoo-de-chapultepec-mexico-mexique-visite-du-10-septembre-2013.html
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- www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mxhttps://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/2013/fallece-la-panda-xiu-hua-del-zoologico-de-chapultepec.html
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- www.giantpandaglobal.comhttps://www.giantpandaglobal.com/en/pandas/xiu-hua-1985-06-25
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