Patriarch Panda Chuan Chuan dies at 30

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• on May 12, 2010
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Chuan Chuan at the Shanghai Zoo, 2010

Chuan Chuan, housed at the Shanghai Zoo, has passed away at the age of 30. Chuan Chuan was a wild born panda who fathered Le Le of the Memphis Zoo and Ling Ling of the Chongqing Zoo among many, many others. He was also the grandfather to Hong Kong Ocean Park resident Le Le.

With only around 290 pandas in the captive breeding program it is an especially hard loss to the species. Our partner Pandas International has started a memorial fund in Chuan Chuan’s honor. You can make a donation at the PI website