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World’s oldest panda celebrates 35th birthday

Updated: Nov 28,2015 11:42 AM     Xinhua

Giant panda Basi eats bamboo at the panda research and exchange center in Fuzhou, capital of East China’s Fujian province, Nov 28, 2015. Basi, currently one of the oldest living pandas in the world, turns 35 on Nov 28, which roughly equals 130 years of human age. Basi in 1987 visited the US San Diego Zoo for shows. She attracted around 2.5 million visitors during her six-month stay in the US and amazed many visitors with her acrobatic performances. In 1990, she was chosen as the prototype for Pan Pan, the mascot for the Beijing Asian Games.[Photo/Xinhua]

A breeder strokes giant panda Basi at the panda research and exchange center in Fuzhou, capital of East China’s Fujian province, Nov 28, 2015.[Photo/Xinhua]

Visitors take photos of giant panda Basi at the panda research and exchange center in Fuzhou, capital of East China’s Fujian province, Nov 28, 2015.[Photo/Xinhua]

Giant panda Basi takes a walk at the panda research and exchange center in Fuzhou, capital of East China’s Fujian province, Nov 28, 2015.[Photo/Xinhua]

A keeper plays with giant panda Basi at the panda research and exchange center in Fuzhou, capital of East China’s Fujian province, Sept 25, 2015.[Photo/Xinhua]

File photo taken on Dec 18, 2005 shows giant panda Basi eating a cake at the panda research and exchange center in Fuzhou, capital of East China’s Fujian province, to celebrate her 25th birthday. [Photo/Xinhua]

File photo taken on Nov 18, 2005 shows giant panda Basi eating bamboo leaves at the panda research and exchange center in Fuzhou, capital of East China’s Fujian province.[Photo/Xinhua]