Lan Lan

Lan Lan (Chinese: 兰兰; 1969 - September 4, 1979) was a female giant panda[4] born in China. Along with Kang Kang, they were the first pair of giant pandas at the Ueno Zoo,[5] gifted to Japan by China after the normalization of relations between the two countries.[6]

Lan Lan
Chinese兰兰
Born1969[1]
DiedSeptember 4, 1979[2]
Ueno Zoo, Japan[3]

Lan Lan and Kang Kang caused an immediate sensation when they arrived in Japan. [7] Subsequently, a so-called "panda boom" occurred in the country.[8] In 1974, this pair of giant pandas attracted 7.64 million visitors.[9]

Kang Kang and Lan Lan failed to give birth to babies. In September 1979, 10-year-old Lan Lan died of acute renal insufficiency complicated by uremia, and the fetus was found in its belly during the autopsy. [10]

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References
  1. "Information about Giant Panda Lan Lan". Panda News. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
  2. Vernon N. Kisling (18 September 2000). Zoo and Aquarium History: Ancient Animal Collections To Zoological Gardens. CRC Press. pp. 315–. ISBN 978-1-4200-3924-5.
  3. "Panda That Was a Gift Of China Dies in Japan". The New York Times. September 4, 1979.
  4. "Japan Mourns Lan Lan, Who Conquered Public". The New York Times. September 5, 1979.
  5. "Feature: Japanese people show rapturous love for giant pandas at Tokyo's Ueno zoo". Xinhua News Agency. 2019-07-13. Archived from the original on July 13, 2019.
  6. "Pandas Mate in Tokyo Zoo". The New York Times. June 5, 1977.
  7. "Xiang Xiang debuts at Tokyo Zoo". People's Daily. December 20, 2017.
  8. "Pandas coming to Ueno part of bigger pattern". The Japan Times. Sep 14, 2010.
  9. "Giant panda cub makes debut in Tokyo". Kyodo News. Dec 19, 2017.
  10. "Chinese giant panda's journey to Japan". The Nikkei. Nov 12, 2018.
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