In 20 13 years, after the lease of two pandas 10 years ended, Memphis Zoo signed an agreement with China to extend the lease for 10 years. After nearly 20 years in the United States, the countdown to returning to China is two months. /kloc-On the morning of February, Lele was found dead at the age of 25.

Memphis Zoo said that Lele's death was "undetermined" and was under investigation. Before Lele died, Memphis Zoo officials claimed that it was in good health.

On February 4th, when answering a reporter's question about the death of the giant panda Lele, the spokesman of the Chinese Embassy in the United States said that the US had been informed to properly preserve the remains and set up an expert group in time to go to Memphis Zoo with American experts as soon as possible to investigate the cause of the death of the giant panda.

Later, "Yaya" was reported to be in poor health, and many videos and photos showed that her living place was harsh, bony and dirty.

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Previously, the situation of two pandas in Memphis Zoo caused great controversy. At the beginning of 2022, some netizens pointed out that the living conditions of Yaya and Lele were not optimistic. The photo shows that the two giant pandas are skinny and listless, and their state is not as good as when they first arrived in the United States. Even compared with other giant pandas in the United States, their overall state is much worse.

Some netizens said that "Yaya" and "Lele" have a bad living environment, there is no fresh bamboo to eat, the feeding amount is not up to the domestic standard, and the breeder does not interact with them. After the news was released, it caused widespread concern.