World's oldest captive giant panda passes away

File photo of Xinxing celebrating her 38th birthday with a cake at Chongqing Zoo. - China Daily/ANN

CHONGQING (Xinhua): Xinxing, the world's oldest captive giant panda, died at a zoo in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Dec 8, the zoo announced Monday (Dec 21). She was 38.

Xinxing began to show symptoms of drowsiness and loss of appetite on Oct 21. Her condition worsened quickly in the next few days and she developed shortness of breath, cough, abdominal distension and had trouble defecating, according to the Chongqing Zoo.