The Giant Panda Conservation Center is currently home to a family of four, including the giant panda's father Xing Xing, mother Liang Liang as well as their daughters Yi Yi and Sheng Yi.
Thousands of Japanese fans, some wiping away tears, bid farewell to a beloved Japanese-born giant panda that made her final public appearance Sunday before flying to her home country, China.
The panda, born July 18, 1998, died Wednesday, zoo spokesperson Rebecca Winchester said in an email. His cause of death has yet to be determined as a medical investigation is pending, the zoo said.