World Oldest Male Giant Panda Enjoys 30th Birthday

The oldest male panda in the world, Pan Pan, celebrated his 30th birthday in southwest China s Sichuan Province on Monday. Pan Pan enjoyed a birthday cake made of carrots and ice at the China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Pandas. The age of 30 for a panda is considered equivalent to 100 for a human. A breeder at the research center, Zou Wenyong, said Pan Pan s eyesight has deteriorated with age. Just like human beings, he suffers bad eyesight in old age. He now mainly depends on the se