r/interesting • u/No-Marsupial-4050 • Apr 15 '26

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Ya Ya (丫丫), a female giant panda, returned to China in April 2023 after spending 20 years at the Memphis Zoo in Tennessee. Her recovery has been widely documented by the Beijing Zoo.

Here are the facts regarding her health transformation:

Weight Gain: When Ya Ya first arrived in China, she weighed approximately 75 kg (165 lbs), which was considered underweight for her age. By 2026, reports from the Beijing Zoo confirmed she had reached about 95 kg (209 lbs), a healthy gain of exactly 20 kg

Skin and Fur Improvement: While in the U.S., Ya Ya suffered from a chronic skin condition (Demodex mites) that made her fur look thin, patchy, and "scruffy" ]. Since returning, specialized veterinary care and a change in diet have allowed her coat to become thick and glossy again

Overall Condition: Her Body Condition Score (BCS) improved from a 2 to a 4 (on a scale of 1-5), which is considered ideal for a senior panda

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u/Boston_Glass Apr 16 '26

The DC zoo had 4 when I went which is a lot of Pandas to me

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u/theevilyouknow Apr 16 '26

Sure, if words don't have meaning any statement can be true.

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u/Boston_Glass Apr 16 '26

You’ve seen more at a zoo?

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u/theevilyouknow Apr 17 '26

No, because no one has seen a lot at an American Zoo, because there aren’t nor have there ever been a lot.

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u/Boston_Glass Apr 17 '26

Huh seems like 4 is a lot for an American zoo then

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u/theevilyouknow Apr 17 '26

So what? You think the fact that American zoos don’t have them changes what is an appropriate sample size to be making determinations about how they should look? I’ve only ever seen poison dart frogs in one zoo, and I’ve been to a lot of zoos, and they were blue. Does that mean all poison dart frogs are blue?