The oldest panda ever in captivity was Dudu, who was born in 1962 and lived for most of her life in Wuhan Zoo, Chengdu, China, until her death on 22 July 1999 aged 37 years.

The average lifespan of Giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is 18-20, in the wild, and 30 in captivity. Wild pandas were once found all over southern and eastern China and well into Myanmar and Vietnam. However now they are considered one of the world’s most endangered animals, with a population of between 1,000-1,600 being found only in the temperate forests of six mountain ranges in southwest China.