24-year-old giant panda Le Le dies at Memphis Zoo | CNN

Le Le, a 24-year-old male giant panda, died at the Memphis Zoo earlier this week

The panda died early Wednesday in his sleep after spending about 20 years at the facility, Memphis Zoo chief executive officer Matt Thompson said during a news conference Friday. “Le Le’s name translates to ‘happy happy’, and his name perfectly reflected his personality,” the Memphis Zoo said in a statement. The panda’s cause of death was not yet known, Thompson added.

The death comes months before Le Le and the zoo’s female panda, Ya Ya, were set to be returned to China as the Memphis Zoo’s giant panda loan agreement with the Chinese Association of Zoological Gardens comes to an end in April. Thompson noted the Chinese association was the first to be informed of Le Le’s death. “They have been very supportive of us and are working with us very closely on this. They are, of course, very sad news about this.

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