Kang Kang and Lan Lan

Kang Kang and Lan Lan
SpeciesGiant panda
SexMale (Kang Kang)
Female (Lan Lan)
Born1970 (1970) (Kang Kang)[1]
1969 (1969) (Lan Lan)[2]
Sichuan, China
DiedJune 30, 1980(1980-06-30) (aged 9–10) (Kang Kang)
September 4, 1979(1979-09-04) (aged 9–10) (Lan Lan)[3]
Ueno Zoo, Japan[4]

Kang Kang (Chinese: 康康; pinyin: Kāng kāng; 1970 - June 30, 1980) and Lan Lan (兰兰; Lán lán; 1969 - September 4, 1979) were two giant pandas born in China.[5][3] They were the first pair of giant pandas to live at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo,[6] gifted to Japan by China after the normalization of relations between the two countries.[7]

Kang Kang and Lan Lan caused an immediate sensation when they arrived in Japan.[8] Subsequently, a so-called "panda boom" occurred in the country.[9] In 1974, the two pandas attracted 7.64 million visitors.[10]

Kang Kang and Lan Lan failed to produce any cubs. In January 1980, another female giant panda, Huan Huan, came to Japan from China to be Kang Kang's second "bride". However, Kang Kang died suddenly of a summer cold on June 30 after six months.[11] In September 1979, ten-year-old Lan Lan died of acute renal insufficiency complicated by uremia, and the fetus was found in its belly during the autopsy.[12][13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Information about Giant Panda Kang Kang". Panda News. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Information about Giant Panda Lan Lan". Panda News. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  3. 1 2 Vernon N. Kisling (September 18, 2000). Zoo and Aquarium History: Ancient Animal Collections To Zoological Gardens. CRC Press. pp. 315–. ISBN 978-1-4200-3924-5.
  4. ↑ "Panda That Was a Gift Of China Dies in Japan". The New York Times. September 4, 1979.
  5. ↑ "Tokyo Guards Arrival Of Pandas From China". The New York Times. October 29, 1972. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Feature: Japanese people show rapturous love for giant pandas at Tokyo's Ueno zoo". Xinhua News Agency. July 13, 2019. Archived from the original on July 13, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Pandas Mate in Tokyo Zoo". The New York Times. June 5, 1977. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Xiang Xiang debuts at Tokyo Zoo". People's Daily. December 20, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Pandas coming to Ueno part of bigger pattern". The Japan Times. September 14, 2010. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Giant panda cub makes debut in Tokyo". Kyodo News. December 19, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Chinese giant panda's journey to Japan". The Nikkei. November 12, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Chinese giant panda's journey to Japan". The Nikkei. November 12, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Japan Mourns Lan Lan, Who Conquered Public". The New York Times. September 5, 1979.
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