Pangolin aged 23 dies at Taipei ZooBy Tsai Ya-hua and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writerTaipei Zoo’s pangolin Chuanpang (穿胖), the world’s oldest and most virile scaly anteater on record, died on Wednesday of kidney failure, the zoo said yesterday. Chuanpang was 23 years and nine months old at the time of his death, the zoo said. The pangolin had kidney problems since 2018, when veterinarians first noticed that it was losing weight, the zoo said. Pangolin named Chuanpang is pictured at Taipei Zoo in an undated photograph. “Chuanpang lived a legendary life as a key contributor to pangolin conservation, in addition to being our pride and joy,” zoo spokesman Eric Tsao (曹先紹) said in a statement.

Source: Taipei Times September 10, 2021 15:56 UTC