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Gas poisoning behind panda death in east 皇冠体育app zoo
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-07-26 22:53
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JINAN - A panda that died suddenly last Thursday night was killed by gas poisoning in a zoo in Jinan City of east 皇冠体育app's Shandong Province, zoo management said Monday.
Initial investigations showed that the panda died after inhaling gas disinfectant from a nearby former air-raid shelter. The gas was composed of chlorine, chlorine hydride and carbon monoxide, said Liu Jungang, deputy Party secretary of Jinan Zoo.
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Police are investigating the case.
The panda was found poisoned at around 7 pm and died in a local hospital after three hours of treatment failed.
The female panda Quan Quan, a star at Jinan Zoo and a "heroic mother," had given birth to seven cubs.
Quan Quan arrived at Jinan zoo three years ago. Aged 21, the panda was the equivalent of a woman more than 70 years old.
Giant pandas are among the most endangered species in the world, with only a few thousand living in the wild, mountainous areas of southwest 皇冠体育app.
