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Chuan Chuan Passes Away Aged 30

2010-May-14

It is with great sadness that we report that an 30 year old giant panda Chuan Chuan Chuan Chuan 川川 231 1980-Sep- 2010-Apr- Male SHANGHAI Baoxing County who lived in Shanghai Zoo passed away last month.

He was wild born and captured around 1981 in Baoting and transfered to Shanghai. He was moved a few times between Shanghai and Chongoing and spent some time in Beijing before making Shanghai his home in 2001.

He sired 9 cubs including Le Le at Memphis Zoo, and was grandfather to Le Le at Hong Kong Ocean Park.

Panda's International is collecting donations for a memorial fund