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Giant panda Lin Hui dies aged 21 years

Panda Lin Hui enjoys a special cake made for her birthday, at Chiang Mai Zoo on Sept 28 last year. (Photo: Chiang Mai Zoo)

Giant panda Lin Hui, the star attraction at Chiang Mai Zoo, died on Wednesday morning. She was 21 years old.

The zoo announcement said Lin Hui had first exhibited unusual symptoms on Tuesday and she was given a close examination. Zoo officials had also consulted Chinese experts. Despite their best efforts, she died on Wednesday morning.

The cause of her death was still unknown. Further details were expected to be announced later in the day.

Lin Hui was born in China on Sept 28, 2001, at the Giant Panda Research and Conservation centre, Wulong Conservation district in Chengdu, Sichuan province. Her parents…

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