Pan Dah
| Chinese name | Phan đạt[1] |
|---|---|
| Other name | Ban đạt[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 femalegiant panda[4]captured inWestern China[5]and settled inNew York'sBronx Zoo.[6]
In 1941,Soong May-ling,Chiang Kai-shek,presented two giant pandas, Pan Dah andPan Dee,[7]to the Bronx Zoo of theUnited States.[8]The two giant pandas were used to demonstrate the non-CommunistChinese's love for the United States, especially for theBronx.[9]
On October 31, 1951, Pan Dah died at the Bronx Zoo.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ab"Secret Sino-American" Panda Diplomacy "during the Anti-Japanese War (3)".China News Service.2013-02-05.
- ^abc"Bronx Zoo".www.giantpandazoo.com.Archived fromthe originalon 2010-02-10.Retrieved2021-06-13.
- ^Lucy Cooke (Apr 6, 2018)."The Un-Cuddly Truth About Pandas - WSJ".The Wall Street Journal.
- ^"Pan-Dee and Pan-Dah Cut Capers Before Accepting Names at the Zoo; Baby Giant Pandas, Gifts of Mme. Chiang, Outmanoeuvred -- Girls Place Wreaths as 300, Photographers Excepted, Enjoy Fun".The New York Times.May 28, 1942.
- ^Animal Kingdom: Bulletin of the New York Zoological Society.New York Zoological Society.1951.
- ^Colin Schultz (July 28, 2014)."Ueno Zoo panda pair off-limits to public as female in heat".Smithsonian.
- ^Mure Dickie (May 7, 2005)."China brings 'panda diplomacy' to bear on Taiwan".Financial Times.
- ^Carl Swanson (Mar 8, 2017)."Suddenly, New York's Rich Are Obsessed With Importing Pandas".New York.
- ^Douglas Martin (Oct 5, 2000)."Yes, We Have No Bronx Pandas; The Bears Seem to Be Everywhere Except New York".The New York Times.
