Chinese panda on long-term loan to Thailand dies suddenly

A giant panda on long-term loan from China has died in a zoo in northern Thailand, six months before she was due to return home. Officials from the Chiang Mai Zoo said Wednesday the cause of Lin Hui's death was not immediately clear, but she appeared to have become ill Tuesday morning, when her nose was seen bleeding after a meal. A zoo veterinarian, who described Lin Hui as being at an advanced age at 21, said she had shown no signs of ill health before becoming sick. Lin Hui’s male mate, Chuang Chuang, who was kept with her at the Chiang Mai Zoo, died there in 2019 at the age of 19.