Zoo: Panda died from blood clots, old age

Happier days: A file photo of giant pandas Lin Hui (right) and Chuang Chuang enjoying bamboo at the Chiang Mai Zoo. — AFP

A giant panda on loan to Thailand from China that died last month had suffered blood clots caused by old age, Thai zoo officials said.

Lin Hui had lived in an air-conditioned enclosure at Chiang Mai Zoo since 2003 and had been due to return to China in October.