Hsing-Hsing Dies

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Summary

Hsing-Hsing, the male giant panda who has resided at the National Zoological Park since 1972, was euthanized. Keepers at the Zoo decided that his worsening kidney disease was making him suffer too much. He was 28 years old. Hsing-Hsing and his mate Ling-Ling, who died in 1992, arrived at the Zoo on April 16, 1972 and were a gift from the Chinese government to the United States.

Subject

  • Hsing-Hsing (Giant panda)
  • National Zoological Park (U.S.)

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

"Hsing-Hsing Dies," Washington Post, November 29, 1999, pg. A1.

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

November 28, 1999

Topic

  • Deaths
  • Giant panda

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