It’s not first class, but at least the flight isn’t long. Lady panda Ouhin leaves Adventure World in Shirahama, Japan, in a cage. She will travel to Sichuan in China together with her twin sister Touhin and father Emei. The two eight-year-old females will find a partner there for reproduction. And for Emei, it’s time to retire. He is already 30 years old, which makes him a real old-timer. Pandas only live about 20 years in the wild; the oldest giant panda in captivity lived to be 36. China sends pandas to foreign countries as a gesture of friendship, however, the animals and their offspring remain the property of China.