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Ming Ming (giant panda)

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Ming Ming
明明
SpeciesGiant Panda
SexFemale
BornMing Ming
1977
China
Died (aged 34)
Guangdong Province, China
Known forWorld's oldest giant panda
OwnerWolong 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

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  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. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)[dead link]
  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.
Honorary titles
Preceded by Oldest living giant panda
2 April 2008 – 7 May 2011
Succeeded by