Pan Pan, the world’s oldest male panda has died in China aged 31, six months after a battle with cancer.
Pan Pan passed away at 4.50am on Wednesday in southwest China’s Sichuan Province on Wednesday.
According to the keepers, Pan Pan was the equivalent to about 100 human years old.
He was diagnosed with cancer in June and also suffered from common old-age problems, such as cataracts and poor teeth.
The average lifespan of wild pandas is normally 20 years.
At the end of 2013, China had 1,864 giant pandas in the wild. There are also 422 in captivity, China’s State Forestry Administration said.
