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Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
Cincinnati, U.S.A.
Giant Panda Zoo 1988
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
The Zoological Society of Cincinnati was founded in 1873 and officially opened its doors in 1875, making the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden the second oldest Zoo in the United States. The Zoo’s original animal collection was very small, originally consisting of just eight monkeys, two grizzly bears, three deer, six raccoons, two elk, a buffalo, a hyena, a tiger, an alligator, a circus elephant, and over four hundred birds, including a talking crow. The Zoo was founded on 65 acres in the middle of the city, and since then has acquired some of the surrounding blocks and several reserves in Cincinnati’s suburbs.
History of Giant Pandas in Cincinnati
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden had 1 giant panda: Chia Chia
Chia Chia's breeding trip to Mexico
Chia Chia (male) was born approximately in September 1972.
He has studbook number 141.
His name means "Most Excellent or Very Best" in Chinese.
He was found in Baoxing on April 26, 1973 and moved to the Beijing Zoo on October 19, 1973.
He moved to London Zoo on September 14, 1974 with Ching Ching.
They were a goodwill gift from the Chinese Government to the prime minister of the United Kingdom, Edward Heath.
He was loaned to the National Zoo on March 6, 1981. Hsing Hsing showed no interest in mating with Ling Ling. Chia Chia's mate Ching Ching was ill and the zoo's were hoping Chia Chia would mate with Ling Ling. But it was no succes, Chia Chia & Ling Ling fought. He returned to London on July 10, 1981.
The Zoo de la Casa de Campo used his sperm to perform artificial insemination on Shao Shao in 1982.
After Ching Ching's death on June 20, 1985, Chia Chia stayed alone until September 2, 1988. He left London Zoo and moved to the Chapultepec Zoo to mate with their female panda Tohui. He arrived in Mexico on November 30, 1988, after a fundraising stop for the Chapultepec Zoo's panda breeding program at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden.
Chia Chia is the father of Chu Lin, Chu Lin's twin sister & Xin Xin.
Chia Chia died on October 13, 1991 at the Chapultepec Zoo.
The Present of the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
Visit www.cincinnatizoo.org
The pictures of Chia Chia are made by Mike Dulaney, his keeper in Cincinnati.
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