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Hong Kong’s Ocean Park euthanized the world’s oldest captive panda Jia Jia, who was about 114 in human years. The zoo made the decision because old age left Jia Jia immobile, spending her days lying in her cage, refusing to eat. A glimmer of hope in the darkness of Jia Jia’s passing: this year, we learned giant pandas are no longer endangered.