Hsing-Hsing. the National Zoo's last remaining giant panda died on November
28, 1999. He suffered from the complications of kidney failure associated
with advanced old age. At age 28, he had survived to become one of the
longest-lived giant pandas known.

The National Zoo in Washington D.C. is trying to raise the money to "rent" a
pair of giant pandas from China. The going rate is 8 million dollars per
year, per giant panda.
Attached is a photo of one of the last days that Hsing-Hsing well enough to
venture outside.

John

Rebecca Willey wrote:

> This was probably the first time I took "real" pictures at the zoo, back
> when I was 12. I think it's the Washington D.C. Zoo, and it saddened me
> recently when they had to put their remaining panda to sleep.
>
> Rebecca
>
> [Image]

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Best Regards,

John White
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