Ling Ling (giant panda) is roughly equivalent to 70 years old for a human. According to the Ueno Zoo, Ling Ling was the oldest panda in Japan, as well as the fifth oldest known captive male panda in the world at the time of his death. Ling Ling's portrait and favorite food, bamboo shoots, were displayed in his cage following his death. Zoo visitors left bouquets of flowers and signed condolence registers. Ling Ling's death left the Ueno Zoo without a resident giant panda for the first time in 36 years; since October 1972 when two pandas, Kang Kang and Lan Lan, were given
Udo the Red Panda one of the visitor magnets at the Heidelberg Zoo which is the next larger zoo to Mannheim. Udo the Red Panda Udo the Red Panda is the costumed mascot of the University of Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany athletics teams. He represents an anthropomorphic version of a red panda (or red cat-bear). The "Udo the Red Panda" mascot officially debuted at the 2011 WHU Euromasters, when Mannheim beat LMU at during the championships. Since then, the mascot has been a fan favorite for Mannheim's athletics fans. As the Mannheim athletics teams do not have a logo on their helmets or uniforms, Udo's