The World’s Oldest Captive Panda has Died

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A giant panda living in a reserve.

Joshua B., Writer

On Thursday, September 14th, 2017, at 8:50 A.M., the world’s oldest captive panda died at the age of 37 (over 100 in human years.) After being rescued at around four or five years old, Basi lived at the panda facility until her death.

As said on BBC, “At 37, Basi had outlived all her panda peers, reaching the equivalent of more than a hundred in human years…Named after a valley she was rescued from, Basi had lived at the panda facility since she was four or five.”