Chinese Panda on Long-Term Loan to Thailand Dies Suddenly

Chinese Panda on Long-Term Loan to Thailand Dies Suddenly
Lin Hui, a female Panda on a 10-year loan from China, eats bamboo at the Chiang Mai Zoo in Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand, on Sept. 23, 2005. Apichart Weerawong/AP Photo
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BANGKOK—A giant panda on long-term loan from China died in a zoo in northern Thailand on Wednesday, six months before she was due to return home, officials from the Chiang Mai Zoo said.

The cause of Lin Hui’s death was not immediately clear but she appeared to have become ill Tuesday morning, and her nose was seen bleeding when she laid down after a meal, said Wutthichai Muangmun, the zoo director.