According to Xinhua News Agency , the 18-year-old mainland donated Taiwan giant panda " Tuantuan " stopped heartbeat at 13:48 that day. The park will retain fur specimens and bone specimens, and also retain live cells.

Taipei Zoo held a press conference that afternoon that day to introduce that "Tuantuan" epilepsy occurred again at 1:5, 1:56 and 3:54 am on the 19th. Although the medical care team gave anti-epileptic drugs to "Tuantuan", the symptoms of epilepsy continued to occur intermittently. After the veterinarians strengthened anti-epileptic and sedative drugs several times, the epilepsy symptoms were temporarily suspended at 7:3 am. The medical team finally decided to let go and let "Tuantuan" leave in anesthesia sleep. At 1:48 pm that day, Tuantuan's heartbeat stopped.
The mainland gave Taiwan giant pandas "Tuantuan" and "Yuanyuan" to settle down in Taipei Zoo in 2008. They successfully gave birth to cubs " Yuanzai " and "Yuanbao" in 2013 and 2020 respectively, forming a happy and fulfilling small family, which is deeply loved by Taiwanese compatriots.
Taipei Zoo spokesman Cao Xianshao said that in the future, he will conduct a pathological analysis of individuals with "Tuantuan". If it is found to be a hereditary disease, he can pay attention to the conditions of "Yuanbao" and "Yuanzai" in advance.
In addition, Cao Xianshao said in an interview with " Global Times " that "Tuantuan" is a representative animal that witnesses cross-strait friendship. The zoo will definitely arrange mourning activities, but because the entire process from the onset of the disease to the death of "Tuantuan", the staff need some time to prepare, "We will arrange it as soon as possible."
When asked whether he would find a new spouse for another giant panda, "Yuanyuan", Cao Xianshao said that "Yuanyuan" is 18 years old this year, with the growth of pandas. In terms of age, we are already past the age of "marriage-friendly". "We hope to take good care of Yuanyuan now and let it live happily, and will not consider finding a new spouse. However, many fans and people hope that Tuan Yuanyuan 's descendants Yuanzai and Yuanbao can find a partner as soon as possible."
Cao Xianshao said that the zoo will conduct pathological analysis of "Tuantuan" according to convention, especially whether there are lesions and the degree of lesions in the brain of "Tuantuan", and will arrange various methods to analyze and examine as much as possible. Cao Xianshao said that Tuantuan's body will retain fur and bone specimens. In addition, technical means will be used to retain "tuantuan" living cells as much as possible.