An An, the giant panda who accompanied Hong Kong people for 23 years, was euthanized at 8:40 this morning at the age of 35.
An An and Jia Jia are the first generation of giant pandas to live in Hong Kong. They arrived in Hong Kong in 1999. In 2007, Hong Kong welcomed two more giant pandas, Ying Ying and Le Le. There were four giant pandas living in Ocean Park at one time.
However, since Jia Jiaxian passed away in 2016 and bid farewell to Hong Kong people, there are only three remaining; now don't go to An'an, that is, the first generation of giant pandas living in Hong Kong have died.
"Hong Kong 01" reviews the deeds of the four giant pandas living in Hong Kong.
Ocean Park once issued a photo to teach the public how to distinguish the four giant pandas living in Hong Kong.
1. An An 2. Jia Jia 3. Lele 4. Ying Ying.
The difference between them can be seen from the eyes.
(Ocean Park Facebook image)
On March 11, 1999, the male giant panda An An arrived in Hong Kong from the mainland together with the female giant panda, as a "gift" from the mainland central government to Hong Kong for the second anniversary of its return to the motherland.
An An
An An was born in the wild in Sichuan in 1986 and was rescued to the China Giant Panda Conservation and Research Center.
Before coming to Hong Kong, An An spent half a year at Mandai Zoo in Singapore and was honored as a panda ambassador.
After coming to Hong Kong, he has been living in the "Sichuan Treasures Museum" in Ocean Park for many years.
However, since Jia Jia was already over 60 years old when she came to Hong Kong, An An was about 30 years old, so An An and Jia Jia have been living apart since they settled in Ocean Park.
▼An An passed away on July 21 at the age of 35▼
Ocean Park once described An An as being agile, active and intelligent; her body is large, and her face is square and broad.
An An's favorite foods include bamboo leaves, bamboo shoots, fruits and vegetables, and high-fiber biscuits. However, due to the deterioration of her health in recent years, the nurses will add high-fiber biscuits or fruit pieces to high-fiber biscuits for An An to swallow.
As for his daily hobbies, An An likes to play with shredded paper and eat bamboo while lying down.
Since An An has wild panda genes and is very precious, his semen was also sent to Wolong for artificial insemination.
By 2004, An An, who was 18 years old at the time, was already in his 50s, but he was still "one-hit" and gave birth to the giant panda "Rong Rong" who now lives in Sichuan.
In addition, the restless An An once bit a female care worker in 2008. At that time, after investigation by Ocean Park, An An instinctively thought that the care worker had stepped into its territory, so she attacked, which is believed to be an isolated incident.
▼On July 14, the giant panda An An eats bamboo and drinks water for 1 minute▼
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The female giant panda Jiajia was born in Sichuan in 1978. She grew up in the wild since she was a child. She was rescued in Qingchuan County, Sichuan when she was two years old, and then lived in the giant panda breeding farm in Wolong Nature Reserve, Sichuan until 1999, when she arrived in Hong Kong together with An An.
Jiajia was about 21 years old when she came to Hong Kong, which is equivalent to 60 years old in humans. She had already given birth to six children, and later became a "grandmother", giving birth to 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Jia Jia has a small gap in her right ear. She likes to eat bamboo (including bamboo leaves and shoots), fruits and vegetables, and high-fiber biscuits. She used to eat 6kg of bamboo every day.
Ocean Park once described Jiajia as quiet, amiable, and strong in motherhood. She is more sleepy on weekdays and can sleep for four to five hours during the day.
Jiajia "went one step ahead" six years ago and died at the age of 38, which is equivalent to 114 human years.
(File photo/Provided by Ocean Park)
In her later years, Jiajia's body began to suffer from problems one after another. She first suffered from acute renal failure in 2012. Her condition was critical for a while, but she finally recovered.
In addition, she also contracted "senile disease", suffering from high blood pressure and cataracts, and her physical condition was also easily affected by seasonal changes.
At that time, the garden said that the staff would add medicines for high blood pressure, joint pain and other conditions to soy milk and juice, and let Jia Jia swallow them together.
Jia Jia passed away on October 16, 2016 at the age of 38. He was the longest-lived captive giant panda and was certified by Guinness.
After Jiajia's death, Ocean Park, the government and the Wolong China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Pandas decided to preserve Jiajia's biological samples for histopathological research; her skeletons, including skulls and teeth, will be used for veterinary education and research; It will be kept and used for parenting of newborn panda cubs.
The remaining body parts will be cremated, and the treated ashes will be buried in the soil near his former residence "The Hong Kong Jockey Club Sichuan Qizhen Museum", and a ginkgo tree will be planted at the entrance of the Qizhen Museum, and then sprinkled with Jiajia parts ashes as a memorial.
In 2016, Ocean Park held a tree-planting ceremony for the giant panda Jia Jia, planting a ginkgo tree at the entrance of the "Hong Kong Jockey Club Sichuan Treasures Museum", his former residence, and sprinkled his ashes.
(File photo/Provided by Ocean Park)
Yingying, Lele
Yingying and Lele are childhood sweethearts, Lele was born on August 8, 2005, Yingying was born 8 days later, that is, on the 16th, the two had no names, Lele was numbered 606, Yingying was 610, until April 2007 On the 26th, it arrived in Hong Kong from Wolong, Sichuan, and it was named Yingying and Lele.
Yingying and Lele are gifts from the Central Government to Hong Kong to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the return of the motherland.
The then Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs, Carrie Lam, announced in March of that year that a "Giant Panda Naming Event" would be held. That year, a total of 13,000 entries were received, with 6,700 pairs of suggested names. The jury responsible for judging the names included Jin Yong and Carrie Lam.
The government has stated that the jury unanimously selected "Le Le" and "Ying Ying" as the best works.
According to statistics, "Lele" is the most popular name among the participants. More than 1,000 participants suggested "Lele", believing that "Le" means happiness, joy and optimism, which fits the lively and lovely male panda 606. character.
After selecting Lele, the jury believed that "Yingying" was the best match, and explained that "Ying" means completeness and abundance, representing the unique temperament of women, which is in line with the gentle and quiet beauty of the female giant panda 610.
The then Secretary for Home Affairs, Ho Chi-ping, said that the pair of names was very meaningful, symbolizing Hong Kong's prosperity, joy and economic prosperity.
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After Yingying Lele arrived in Hong Kong, she tried to mate naturally in 2011, but it was unsuccessful. During this period, Yingying returned to Sichuan in 2015 and successfully bred with giant pandas from the mainland, and underwent artificial insemination.
Afterwards, Ocean Park once announced that there is a happy surplus, but in the end, it ended in miscarriage because some fetal tissue was absorbed by the mother.
By 2020, Yingying and Lele, both 14-year-olds, successfully copulated naturally in April of that year, the first time in nine years, but unfortunately they were still not pregnant.
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