End of an Era: Japan Mourns the Loss of Its Oldest Giant Panda
The oldest giant panda in Japan was 28 years old. She was loaned from China. She was supposed to return to her homeland in 2020, but the transportation was delayed due to successive complications. First due to the pandemic, and then due to health issues.
4 min readApr 5, 2024
Although the giant panda is an unofficial symbol of China, these black-and-white bears can also be seen in Japan. There are only a few of them, and the oldest among them, Tan Tan, passed away on Monday, April 1, 2024. The cause of the senior panda’s death was heart disease related to old age.
The oldest giant panda in Japan lived to be 28 years old. In human years, that’s roughly equivalent to about a hundred springs.
The oldest giant panda in Japan has passed away.
Tan Tan was born in 1995. Five years later, she was transferred to the Kobe Ōji Zoo in…
