Famous Giant Panda, Xiu Hua, Dies In Mexico City's Chapultepec Zoo William Cannon - The Latin Times
go to original April 30, 2013

Xiu Hua walks around in Mexico City's Chapultepec Zoo. The 27-year-old giant panda, died of natural causes on Saturday night. (Facebook.com/SecretariadelMedioAmbiente)

Xiu Hua, a 27-year-old panda bear, died today at the Chapultepec Zoo this weekend in Mexico City. With the death of Xiu Hua, the countries panda bear population has dropped from three to two.

According to ABC News, the panda died from natural causes, according to Mexico City environmental officials, who explained that she passed away on Saturday night after the zoo closed.

She was one of several pandas born and raised in the Chapultepec Zoo, the first place outside of China to successfully breed this species in captivity.

Xiu Hua's death sparked a series of messages of condolence on Twitter this weekend, as well as a few sarcastic jokes from users who tried to connect the panda's death to Mexico's social problems.

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