{"product_id":"別了-佳佳","title":"World's oldest giant panda Jia Jia put to sleep at Hong Kong's Ocean Park","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\n        * {\n            box-sizing: border-box;  \n        }\n        p {\n            margin-top: 0;\n            margin-bottom: 16px;\n            text-align: justify;\t\n        }\n        strong {\n            font-weight: bold;\t\n        }\n        \n  .container {\n    max-width: 100%;\n    margin: 0 auto;\n  }\n\n        .image-box {\n            display: flex;\n            flex-direction: column;\t\t\n            gap: 12px;\t\t\t\t\n        }\n        .image-box img {\n            display: block;\t\t\t\n            width: 100%;\t\t\t\n            height: auto;\t\t\t\n            object-fit: cover;\t\t\n            border-radius: 4px;\t\t\n\t    margin: 5px 0;\t\t\t\n        }\n\n@media (min-width: 600px) {\n    body {\n        margin: 0 auto;\n    }\n  .image-box.img-2,\t\t\t\t\t \n  .image-box.img-3 {\n    flex-direction: row;\n  }\n  .image-box.img-2 img {\t\t\t\t  \n    width: calc(50% - 6px);\n  }\n  .image-box.img-3 img {\t\t\t\t \n    width: calc(33.333% - 4px);\n}\n    \u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe condition of Jia Jia, whose name means “good” and had just turned 38 – about 114 years old in human terms – had been rapidly deteriorating in the past two weeks, with her food consumption declining sharply from more than 10kg to less than 3kg per day, while her average weight dropped from 71kg to about 67kg, a spokeswoman for the theme park said.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe had been spending less time awake and showing no interest in food or fluids for the past few days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer condition worsened on Sunday morning, when she was unable to walk and spent the day lying down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"image-box\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/3934\/3478\/files\/10-17_0a573eb8-80fd-4df2-81c6-234981a71ca9.jpg?v=1793671935\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBased on ethical reasons and to prevent suffering, veterinarians from the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department and Ocean Park agreed to put her to sleep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDr Paolo Martelli, director for veterinary service at the park, performed the procedure at about 6pm at Jia Jia’s den in the Hong Kong Jockey Club Sichuan Treasures enclosure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe panda, who was regarded as quiet and affable with strong maternal instincts, was born in the wild in 1978 and rescued in Qingchuan in Sichuan province in 1980 when she was about two years old.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe was then accommodated at the Giant Panda Breeding Centre at Wolong Nature Reserve in the province.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJia Jia was presented to Hong Kong in 1999, together with An An, as gifts from the central government.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe park said the decision to put the panda to sleep was consistent with the approved euthanasia policy of the park and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore she died, she was diagnosed with high blood pressure, arthritis and cataracts in both eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn recent years, Jia Jia also experienced age-related health deterioration during the summer months.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe park’s chairman, Leo Kung Lin-cheng, said: “Jia Jia was a member of their family who had spent 17 wonderful years with Hong Kong people, and she will be deeply missed. “\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe also thanked her for the wonderful things she had brought to Hongkongers and visitors from around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA government spokesman said it was saddened by the panda’s death and expressed appreciation to the park for its care for Jia Jia and the support of the Wolong reserve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOcean Park’s spokeswoman said it was too early to consider whether it would ask Beijing for another giant panda.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe handling of the body had also not yet been discussed by the Hong Kong and mainland authorities, she said.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOcean Park has three remaining pandas. Ying Ying and Le Le, who are both 11 years old, are in good health, the park said, while 30-year-old An An, the world’s second oldest male giant panda in captivity, has been receiving treatment for geriatric conditions such as high blood pressure and arthritic pain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe average life expectancy of the species is below 20 years in the wild, but they can live beyond this in the care of humans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSource: South China Morning Post\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lifewire HK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49246912774262,"sku":null,"price":4340.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/3934\/3478\/files\/10-17.png?v=1793671963","url":"https:\/\/www.lifewire.hk\/en\/products\/%e5%88%a5%e4%ba%86-%e4%bd%b3%e4%bd%b3","provider":"Lifewire HK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}