Tan Tan, celebrated her 18th Birthday at the Kobe Oji Zoo. The daughter of Dong Dong & Zhen Zhen was born on September 16, 1995 at the China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Panda in Wolong. She is the only panda in Kobe after the tragic death of her mate Ko Ko in 2010. […]

The Kobe Oji Zoo has build a Memorial Statue for their beloved panda Ko Ko at their Panda Enclosure. Ko Ko died at the Kobe Oji Zoo in Japan on September 9, 2010 after a semen-extraction procedure conducted as part of a program to impregnate his partner, Tan Tan. He keeps a special place in […]

The city of Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, said Monday it is in the final stage of negotiations to lease a male giant panda from China following the death of Ko Ko in September last year at the municipality-run Kobe Oji Zoo. Deputy Mayor Yoshihiro Koshiba is scheduled to sign an accord in Beijing next Monday to […]

One year ago, Kobe Oji Zoo’s beloved male panda Ko Ko died of asphyxiation. Ko Ko failed to recover from a semen-extraction procedure conducted as part of a program to impregnate his partner, Tan Tan on September 9, 2010. Panda fans in Japan still miss their panda friend and honoured him one year after his […]

Kobe Oji Zoo held a farewell ceremony to their beloved panda Ko Ko on October 16, 2010. Since the day of Ko Ko’s death many people came to the zoo to bid farewell to him. The 14-year-old male panda died on September 9, 2010 of asphyxiation. Ko Ko failed to recover from a semen-extraction procedure […]