The beloved celebrity panda of Chiang Mai Zoo, Chuang Chuang is dead at age 19!
- The beloved celebrity panda of Chiang Mai Zoo, Chuang Chuang is no more.
- He was 19 years old when he passed away, an official announcement has revealed.
Chuang Chuang dies due to an unknown reason
Chuang Chuang was the most beloved celebrity panda at Chiang Mai Zoo in Thailand. But on this Monday 16 September 2019 evening, he died due to unknown causes, an official statement said. He was 19 years old and died in captivity at around 4:30 pm.
The Zoo director Wutthichai Muangmun revealed details of the death of Chuang Chuang. He stated that the zoo authorities are getting an autopsy on the body of the panda, to determine the cause of his death. A news conference was held on Tuesday.
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CCTV footage of his death
The zoo personnel checked on the CCTV footage of the death. CCTV cameras are installed inside the zoo to keep a check on the animals. The footage reveals that the panda was in his enclosure.
He had his meal of bamboo leaves and was walking around well but soon began to limp. After that, he collapsed. The zoo staff tried to revive him but we were not successful.
The zoo vets were unsure of the cause of his death. Wutthichai Muangmun feels that the death might have been due to old age.
But it was all so sudden that they decided to rule out other reasons leading to his death by conducting a post-mortem on the panda.
On 6 August 2019, the panda celebrated its 19th birthday in the zoo. The China Conservation and Research Centre for the Giant Panda and the consulate gene are also mourning the panda’s death.
Experts from The China Conservation and Research Centre for the Giant Panda will go to Chiang Mai Zoo to coordinate with the Thai authorities to reach the exact cause of the panda’s death.
About Chuang Chuang
He was born in a zoo on 6 August 2000 in Cheng China. The panda has been in the Chiang Mai Zoo since October 2003. He and a female panda, Lin Hui came together at the zoo under China’s so-called panda diplomacy.
It was a mark of bilateral friendship between China and Thailand. He had two other names: the Thai name “Tewan” and a Lanna name of “Kam-ai”. But he was still famous by his first name or native name.
On 27 May 2009, the couple had a child named Lin Ping. Lin Piu was inseminated with the sperms of Chuang Chuang and a female offspring was born.
The offspring was the first panda to be born in a tropical climate. She is back in China. Chuang Chuang and his child had a TV show on them.
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The average life of a panda is 15-20 in the wild and 30 years in captivity. The oldest panda was, Jia Jia who died at age 38.
Source: Khaosod English, The Thaiger
