Chinese name | 潘达 [1] |
---|---|
Other name | 班达 [1] |
Born | c. September 1940 [2] |
Died | October 31, 1951 [2] |
Pan Dah ( c. September 1940 – October 31, 1951), also spelled Pan-dah, [3] was a female giant panda [4] captured in Western China [5] and settled in New York's Bronx Zoo. [6]
In 1941, Soong May-ling, Chiang Kai-shek, presented two giant pandas, Pan Dah and Pan Dee, [7] to the Bronx Zoo of the United States. [8] The two giant pandas were used to demonstrate the non- Communist Chinese's love for the United States, especially for the Bronx. [9]
On October 31, 1951, Pan Dah died at the Bronx Zoo. [2]
Chinese name | 潘达 [1] |
---|---|
Other name | 班达 [1] |
Born | c. September 1940 [2] |
Died | October 31, 1951 [2] |
Pan Dah ( c. September 1940 – October 31, 1951), also spelled Pan-dah, [3] was a female giant panda [4] captured in Western China [5] and settled in New York's Bronx Zoo. [6]
In 1941, Soong May-ling, Chiang Kai-shek, presented two giant pandas, Pan Dah and Pan Dee, [7] to the Bronx Zoo of the United States. [8] The two giant pandas were used to demonstrate the non- Communist Chinese's love for the United States, especially for the Bronx. [9]
On October 31, 1951, Pan Dah died at the Bronx Zoo. [2]