The oldest-ever male giant panda in captivity has died at age 35 at a Hong Kong theme park after his health deteriorated.
An An lived most of his life at Ocean Park after he and a female panda were gifted to Hong Kong by China in 1999. The female panda, Jia Jia, died in 2016 at age 38, making her the oldest-ever panda in captivity.
"An An has brought us fond memories with numerous heart-warming moments. His cleverness and playfulness will be dearly missed," Paulo Pong, chairman of Ocean Park Corporation, said in a statement. Last week, hundreds left comments on an Ocean Park post about An An's condition, wishing him a speedy recovery.
"An An lived a full life that ended at the respectable age of 35 -- the equivalent of 105 years in human age," the statement read.
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