Bear-y old panda: Visitors looking at Jia Jia on a live screen (top) as she sleeps in her enclosure at Hong Kong’s Ocean Park. Jia Jia (inset) weighs 80kg and is considered to be in good health. — Reuters
HONG KONG: The oldest giant panda living in captivity is set to challenge the world record for the animals’ longevity, with her age said to put her on par with a human centenarian.
Hong Kong’s giant panda Jia Jia, whose name means “good”, will turn 37 this summer at theme park Ocean Park, matching the Guinness World Records title for the oldest panda survivor in captivity – Du Du, who died in 1999, aged 37.
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