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Memorial service for Japan's oldest panda, Tan Tan

A memorial service is held for giant panda Tan Tan at Oji Zoo in the western Japan city of Kobe on May 10, 2024. Japan's oldest giant panda, she died at 28 at the end of March 2024.(Kyodo)

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Memorial service for Japan's oldest panda, Tan Tan

A memorial service is held for giant panda Tan Tan at Oji Zoo in the western Japan city of Kobe on May 10, 2024. Japan's oldest giant panda, she died at 28 at the end of March 2024.

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Memorial service for Japan's oldest panda, Tan Tan

A memorial service is held for giant panda Tan Tan at Oji Zoo in the western Japan city of Kobe on May 10, 2024. Japan's oldest giant panda, she died at 28 at the end of March 2024.

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[Breaking News]Tan Tan, oldest panda in Japan, dies after more than 20-year stay

Kobe - Tan Tan, the oldest giant panda in Japan, has died at age 28 at a Kobe zoo after contributing to friendly ties with China and cheering up locals in the aftermath of a major earthquake that hit western Japan in 1995, the zoo said Monday.The panda, who was between 80 and 100 years old in human years, came to Oji Zoo from China in 2000 for breeding purposes.(Kyodo)

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28-year-old giant panda at Japan zoo

Giant panda Tan Tan is pictured at Oji Zoo in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 16, 2023, her 28th birthday.

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28-year-old giant panda at Japan zoo

Giant panda Tan Tan is pictured at Oji Zoo in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 16, 2023, her 28th birthday.

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28-year-old giant panda at Japan zoo

Giant panda Tan Tan is pictured at Oji Zoo in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 16, 2023, her 28th birthday.

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New born elephant calf at elephant zoo in Chiba Pref.

NARITA, Japan - A new born elephant calf is photographed at the Ichihara Elephant Kingdom in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, on June 12, 2014. The calf's mother Zuze gave birth the same day after she was transferred to the zoo from Oji Zoo in Kobe to learn calf-rearing skills.

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Elephant Zuze gives birth to male calf

NARITA, Japan - An elephant called Zuze and her new born male calf are seen at the Ichihara Elephant Kingdom in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, on June 12, 2014. The elephant cow was moved to the elephant zoo from Oji Zoo in Kobe to receive training in calf-rearing.

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Twin baby black jaguars debut at Kobe zoo in Japan

KOBE, Japan - A pair of twin black jaguar cubs, about three months old, are shown to the press on March 5, 2014, at the Kobe Oji Zoo in the western Japan city, a day before their public debut. The twins are two of only six black jaguars in Japan.

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New panda arrives at Kobe zoo

KOBE, Japan - A new male panda from China arrived at Kobe's Oji Zoo on Dec. 9 amid hopes he will successfully mate and sire cubs next fall. The 7-year-old panda, named Long Long in China, will be called Koko in Japan.

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Children meet pandas in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - Children watch one of two pandas from China at the Kobe Oji Zoo in Kobe, western Japan, July 28 during a welcoming ceremony for the animals. The pandas, on loan from China for 10 years, were put on view for the public later in the day. China sent the pandas to the zoo after the city of Kobe asked Beijing for help in consoling children suffering from the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake.

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2 giant pandas arrive at Kobe zoo from China

KOBE, Japan - Two giant pandas arrive at Kobe Oji Zoo in the port city's Nada Ward on July 16 from China. The Chinese government lent them to the city zoo for 10 years as part of a breeding research program.

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Giant panda Tantan's 27th birthday

Giant panda Tantan, whose return to China in July 2020 was pushed back to the end of 2022 by the coronavirus pandemic and declining health from old age, turns 27, over 80 in human years, on Sept. 16, 2022. Tantan is a longtime resident of Oji Zoo in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan.

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Giant panda Tantan's 27th birthday

Giant panda Tantan, whose return to China in July 2020 was pushed back to the end of 2022 by the coronavirus pandemic and declining health from old age, turns 27, over 80 in human years, on Sept. 16, 2022. Tantan is a longtime resident of Oji Zoo in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan.

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Baby leopard unveiled at Kobe zoo

A baby amur leopard is unveiled to the public at Kobe Oji Zoo in the western Japan city of Kobe on July 9, 2015. The 3-month-old male leopard weighing about 5 kilograms has started eating meat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baby leopard unveiled at Kobe zoo

A baby amur leopard is unveiled to the public at Kobe Oji Zoo in the western Japan city of Kobe on July 9, 2015. The 3-month-old male leopard weighing about 5 kilograms has started eating meat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Reopening of business after coronavirus closure

Visitors line up to enter Oji Zoo in Kobe, western Japan, on June 1, 2020, as the zoo reopens after being closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Giant panda in western Japan on her 25th birthday

A female giant panda named Tan Tan celebrates her 25th birthday at Oji Zoo in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 16, 2020. The lease agreement with China for the panda ended on July 15 but the animal has been kept at the zoo due to disrupted flight schedule for sending her back home due to coronavirus outbreak.

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Giant panda in western Japan on her 25th birthday

A female giant panda named Tan Tan celebrates her 25th birthday at Oji Zoo in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 16, 2020. The lease agreement with China for the panda ended on July 15 but the animal has been kept at the zoo due to disrupted flight schedule for sending her back home due to coronavirus outbreak.

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Giant panda in western Japan on her 25th birthday

A female giant panda named Tan Tan celebrates her 25th birthday at Oji Zoo in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 16, 2020. The lease agreement with China for the panda ended on July 15 but the animal has been kept at the zoo due to disrupted flight schedule for sending her back home due to coronavirus outbreak.

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Reopening of business after coronavirus closure

A female giant panda named Tan Tan is pictured as Oji Zoo reopens in Kobe, western Japan, on June 1, 2020, after being closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The panda has been on loan from China and will be sent back home after the lease agreement ends in July. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Reopening of business after coronavirus closure

A female giant panda named Tan Tan is pictured as Oji Zoo reopens in Kobe, western Japan, on June 1, 2020, after being closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The panda has been on loan from China and will be sent back home after the lease agreement ends in July. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Reopening of business after coronavirus closure

A female giant panda named Tan Tan is pictured as Oji Zoo reopens in Kobe, western Japan, on June 1, 2020, after being closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The panda has been on loan from China and will be sent back home after the lease agreement ends in July. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Panda at Japan zoo to return to China

Photo taken May 19, 2020, shows a giant panda named Tan Tan at Kobe Oji Zoo in Hyogo Prefecture in western Japan. The zoo said the same day it will return Tan Tan to China as her 20-year loan term expires in July. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Panda at Japan zoo to return to China

Photo taken May 19, 2020, shows a giant panda named Tan Tan at Kobe Oji Zoo in Hyogo Prefecture in western Japan. The zoo said the same day it will return Tan Tan to China as her 20-year loan term expires in July. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Panda at Japan zoo to return to China

Photo taken May 19, 2020, shows a giant panda named Tan Tan at Kobe Oji Zoo in Hyogo Prefecture in western Japan. The zoo said the same day it will return Tan Tan to China as her 20-year loan term expires in July. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New panda arrives at Kobe zoo

KOBE, Japan - A new male panda from China arrived at Kobe's Oji Zoo on Dec. 9 amid hopes he will successfully mate and sire cubs next fall. The 7-year-old panda, named Long Long in China, will be called Koko in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Children meet pandas in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - Children watch one of two pandas from China at the Kobe Oji Zoo in Kobe, western Japan, July 28 during a welcoming ceremony for the animals. The pandas, on loan from China for 10 years, were put on view for the public later in the day. China sent the pandas to the zoo after the city of Kobe asked Beijing for help in consoling children suffering from the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake.

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2 giant pandas arrive at Kobe zoo from China

KOBE, Japan - Two giant pandas arrive at Kobe Oji Zoo in the port city's Nada Ward on July 16 from China. The Chinese government lent them to the city zoo for 10 years as part of a breeding research program.

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6 apes smuggled from Indonesia sent home

KOBE, Japan - A zoo worker takes an orangutan, smuggled from Indonesia, out of a cage in Kobe's Oji Zoo in western Japan on Feb. 2. Four orangutans and two gibbons smuggled from Indonesia to Osaka and later discovered in an Osaka condominium were sent home during the day. The orangutans will be taken to a rehabilitation facility on Indonesia's Kalimantan Island, and the moloch gibbon and siamang gibbon will be placed in a zoo near Jakarta.