Ming Ming (giant panda)

Ming Ming
明明
Species Giant Panda
Sex Female
Born Ming Ming
1977
 China
Died (aged 34)
Guangdong Province,  China
Known for World's oldest giant panda
Owner Wolong National Nature Reserve (1979-1986)
Dublin Zoo (1986)
Chengdu Zoo (1986-1991)
London Zoo (1991-1994)
Xiangjiang Wild Animal World (1994-2011)

Ming Ming (1977 – 7 May 2011) was the world's oldest giant panda. She died of kidney failure at age 34 at the Xiangjiang Wild Animal World in Guangdong Province.[1][2][3][4] Her name translates from Chinese as "bright". [5]

References

  1. ↑ "World's oldest panda Ming Ming 'dies aged 34' in China". BBC News. 17 May 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  2. ↑ Daily News. New York http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-05-17/news/29572604_1_oldest-panda-wild-pandas-london-zoo. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ "World's Oldest Panda Dies". Huffington Post. 17 May 2011.
  4. ↑ http://www.cnngo.com/shanghai/life/rip-ming-ming-worlds-oldest-panda-dies-605376
  5. ↑ "CEDICT/mdbg.net". mdbg.net. Retrieved 2016-06-21.


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