2010 was a terrible year for panda deaths, and it didn't end without taking another young panda.

On December 18th 2010 Lang Lang NameLang Lang Chinese Names朗朗 Stud Number642 Date of Birth2006-Aug-25 Date of Death2010-Dec-18 SexMale Current LocationNANJING Born atWOLONG MotherYe Ye - #495 Father , a 4 year old male cub passed away.

Lang Lang NameLang Lang Chinese Names朗朗 Stud Number642 Date of Birth2006-Aug-25 Date of Death2010-Dec-18 SexMale Current LocationNANJING Born atWOLONG MotherYe Ye - #495 Father had been suffering from severe seizures for some time, and the treatment he was given did not work. Last year his sister Cui Cui was severely ill and she took a long time to make a full recovery.

The first incidence was on November 9th 2010 when his keepers noticed that he was walking round in circles, twitching his mouth and issued a cry of pain. A vet from BFX (Bifengxia) was sent to examine Lang Lang NameLang Lang Chinese Names朗朗 Stud Number642 Date of Birth2006-Aug-25 Date of Death2010-Dec-18 SexMale Current LocationNANJING Born atWOLONG MotherYe Ye - #495 Father who thought it looked like he had epilepsy. They began treatment and by the 16th his condition had gradually stabilised.

On December 1st 2010, Lang Lang NameLang Lang Chinese Names朗朗 Stud Number642 Date of Birth2006-Aug-25 Date of Death2010-Dec-18 SexMale Current LocationNANJING Born atWOLONG MotherYe Ye - #495 Father was sick again with continuous seizures and convulsions, He then went in to a coma for 15 days. The staff were separated in to 2 groups with each group watching Lang Lang NameLang Lang Chinese Names朗朗 Stud Number642 Date of Birth2006-Aug-25 Date of Death2010-Dec-18 SexMale Current LocationNANJING Born atWOLONG MotherYe Ye - #495 Father for 12 hours at a time.

Despite the 24 hour care Lang Lang NameLang Lang Chinese Names朗朗 Stud Number642 Date of Birth2006-Aug-25 Date of Death2010-Dec-18 SexMale Current LocationNANJING Born atWOLONG MotherYe Ye - #495 Father passed away on the 18th of December.

There are some concerns with his sister and she is being watched, but there are no tests which can indicate if she will suffer the same fate.

There is currently no evidence that suggests that the illness is inherited from parents, but it does appear that the closer the parents are related the higher the chances of Epilepsy illness.

Lang Lang NameLang Lang Chinese Names朗朗 Stud Number642 Date of Birth2006-Aug-25 Date of Death2010-Dec-18 SexMale Current LocationNANJING Born atWOLONG MotherYe Ye - #495 Father and his sister Cui Cui were both two of the pandas that were sent to Beijing for the Olympic games in 2008.