# World's Oldest Panda Dead at 34

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 18, 2011, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-oldest-panda-dead-at-34/582329 "2011-05-18T15:10:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2011, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-oldest-panda-dead-at-34/582329/1 "2011-05-18T15:10:32Z")

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Or at least, one of the oldest. . Story [here](http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/05/18/china.panda.dies/index.html?iref=allsearch). They can live 15 years in the wild, while another source says 22 years in captivity.

Ming Ming, we hardly knew ye. ☹

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**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2011, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-oldest-panda-dead-at-34/582329/2 "2011-05-18T19:06:53Z")

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To paraphrase Stephen Colbert… Seal Team 6 really gets around.

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2011, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-oldest-panda-dead-at-34/582329/3 "2011-05-18T19:08:41Z")

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Well technically the headline should be “World’s **Former** Oldest Panda Dead at 34”.😉

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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-oldest-panda-dead-at-34/582329/4 "2011-05-20T01:46:45Z")

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Last weekend, we watched a good [Japanese documentary on pandas](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1194670/). I’ve seen it translated as both _Panda Days_ and _Panda Diary_. It’s from 2008, but I don’t think it’s been shown in the US. Not sure. Panda twins are transported from the Japanese zoo where they were born to the big breeding center in China. The description in the link sounds a little cheesy, but it’s actually quite good. I’d rate it up there with _March of the Penguins_ as far as cuteness goes. If you’ve ever wanted to see a basket of panda cubs – or pandas mating (that female was a sultry lass) – this is your chance.