By Sarah
B. Puschmann, Staff Writer | September 14, 2017 12:45pm ET
The
oldest giant panda in captivity died yesterday (Sept. 13) at the advanced age
of 37, according to the state-run Chinese news outlet Xinhua
News Agency.
The panda, named
Basi, died of multiple causes, including cirrhosis of the liver and kidney
failure, the animal's keepers said.
"Basi
has left, but her beautiful image and Basi spirit will forever be in our hearts,"
said Chen Yucun, director of the Straits Giant Panda Research and Exchange
Center in Fuzhou, China, which housed Basi, according to Agence France-Presse.
(In Fujian province, where Fuzhou is the capital, "basi" has come to
mean "beautiful," according to Pandas International, a Colorado-based
nonprofit organization.)
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