The oldest panda in the world died at the age of 38

Panda holds the longest record in the world in captivity environment died not long after the 38th birthday.

Jia Jia, the world's oldest captive panda, died at the age of 38 on October 16 in Ocean Park National Park in Hong Kong, China. According to the BBC, Jia Jia lost appetite and deteriorated health situation quickly in a few weeks before dying.

Jia Jia's death made many people mourn.(Photo: AP).

"The panda is a family member and we are very sorry for its departure. Jia Jia is an important ambassador for pandas , " said the park manager.

In the last two weeks, Jia Jia could only eat about 3kgs a day, equal to one third of the normal, and quickly lost. On the last days, he slept less and was not interested in food or water. The situation got worse on the morning of October 16, when Jia Jia could not walk and just lay all day, the park representative said. Doctors decided to make an injection of an ejaculation so that the panda wouldn't suffer.

Jia Jia was born in 1978 in Sichuan Province, China and was brought to Hong Kong in 1999 to mark the event that Britain returned this special zone two years earlier. Usually the wild pandas live for 20 years and the captive bears live for about 25 years.