CHIANG MAI, April 19 (TNA) – The 21-year-old giant panda Lin Hui died at Chiang Mai Zoo on Wednesday morning.
Lin Hui had unusual symptoms with bleeding from the nose on Tuesday and was under medical care. The zoo officials had consulted Chinese experts to help her. However, she died on Wednesday morning.
The post-mortem examination will be jointly conducted with Chinese experts to determine the cause of her death.
Lin Hui was a goodwill ambassador from China’s Wolong National Nature Reserve in Chengdu, Sichuan province. She and the male panda Xuang Xuang were loaned to Thailand by the Chinese government and arrived at Chiang Mai zoo in October 2003.
Lin Hui gave birth to Lin Ping on May 27, 2009. Lin Ping was sent back to China in 2013. Xuang Xuang died at Chiang Mai zoo in 2019.
Lin Hui was set to return home in September this year after the expiration of the contract. (TNA)