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Taotao may refer to:
- taotao, the Chamorro language word for person or people (singular and/or plural)
- Taotao Mona, ancestor spirits in the Marianas Islands
- Taotao (anime), Japanese anime series
- Taotao (giant panda), a Giant Panda of Jinan Zoo
Taotao ( c. 1972 – April 2, 2008) was a Chinese giant panda. Taotao was China's oldest living giant panda at the time of her death at the age of 36.
Taotao was born in the wild in Gansu province, and in October 1994 was brought to the zoo in Jinan in the Shandong province. Taotao never gave birth in captivity, despite the efforts of researchers and zoo keepers.
Taotao was considered to be one of the Jinan Zoo's star attractions and was seen by millions of visitors from 1994 to 2008. The Jinan Zoo reportedly bestowed the title of " ambassador of harmonious zoology" on Taotao.
Taotao died from brain thrombus and a cerebral hemorrhage on April 2, 2008, at the Jinan Zoo. She had been in declining health since the brain thrombus disease was discovered in February 2008. Taotao lived far beyond the average life expectancy of a giant panda, who usually live to the age of 25 years. Taotao's remains will reportedly be returned to Gansu province.
As of 2008, over 200 of the giant pandas that are native to China live in captivity around the world.
is an anime series aired for 26 episodes on TV Osaka from October 7, 1983 through March 30, 1984. A second series with the same title was aired from October 9, 1984 through April 9, 1985. Prior to the TV series, an anime film was released on December 26, 1981.They were produced as a Chinese- Japanese joint venture and directed by Shuichi Nakahara and Tatsuo Shimamura.
The series is about the eponymous Taotao, a small panda. In the stories, Taotao has adventures with his animal friends and listens to the stories of his mother, the mother panda.
The theme music of the series was composed by the Czech Karel Svoboda.