2021.01.24 16:47Nation

国内最高齢ホッキョクグマ死ぬ　３６歳１カ月「ナナ」―仙台市

　仙台市の八木山動物公園は２４日、飼育していた雌のホッキョクグマ「ナナ」が死んだと発表した。３６歳１カ月で、人間に換算すると１００歳を超えるとされ、国内で飼育されているホッキョクグマとしては最高齢だった。
　ナナは昨年４月ごろから食欲が低下し、肝臓がんと診断されていた。２４日午前８時半ごろ、飼育舎で死んでいるのを飼育員が発見した。ホッキョクグマの平均寿命は２５～３０歳という。
　１９８４年にカナダの動物園で生まれ、８５年に八木山動物公園に来園。プールでおもちゃを使って遊んだり、雪の上で転がったりする姿が来園者の人気を集めた。（2021/01/24-16:47）

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2021.01.24 16:47Nation

Nana, Oldest Polar Bear in Japan, Dies at 36

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Nana, the oldest polar bear in Japan, died at a zoo in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sunday. She was 36 years and one month old, or over 100 years old in human years.
   Nana died of liver cancer, according to Yagiyama Zoological Park.
   She started to lose her appetite around April last year and had been under treatment since she was diagnosed with liver cancer. She was found dead at her enclosure by a keeper on Sunday morning.
   Polar bears have an average life expectancy of 25-30 years.
   Born at a zoo in Canada in 1984, Nana was transferred to Yagiyama Zoological Park in the following year. She gained popularity among visitors, who enjoyed watching her play in a pool with toys or roll around in the snow.