of bamboo. He lived in a cottage on the edge of Menabilly Woods, on the Menabilly Estate in Cornwall. 'The Captain', as the man was respectfully known by locals, cut down a sample of the bamboo from the dense thickets growing around his cottage and sent it up to London. Chi Chi ate some of it and the ZSL engaged the Captain to provide a regular supply. The Captain enlisted the help of the local Scout group and a handful of scouts soon became the official bamboo suppliers to Chi Chi. The boys would take it to the house of Mike Kerris, their scout leader, after they had cut it on Sundays. Then, first thing on Monday morning, he would load it up and take the bamboo to Par railway station, where it was weighed and then put on a train to London Zoo. The Polkerris Scouts sent bamboo to Chi Chi until she died in 1972. Polkerris Scout Group were awarded a badge of Chi Chi Panda, which is worn on their scarf. In 1974, then-Prime Minister Edward Heath brought two new pandas from China: Ching-Ching (female) and Chia-Chia (male). The Polkerris Scout Group once again began cutting bamboo to send to the zoo. Chi Chi was an inspiration for Sir Peter Scott's simple but distinctive logo design for the World Wildlife Fund. However, the organization's current logo is not the logo designed by Peter Scott but a later one, designed for WWF in 1986 when it changed its name from World Wildlife Fund to World Wide Fund for Nature. Chi Chi died at London Zoo on 22 July 1972 and was mourned by the nation. A post mortem was conducted. Her remains, now a stuffed exhibit, sit in a glass case, at London's Natural History Museum. See also Other notable animals at London Zoo Panda diplomacy Tián Tián, giant panda at Edinburgh Zoo References Further reading Heini Demmer, Ute Demmer & Erich Tylinek: Tschitschi der Bambusbär. Artia, Prague 1961. Individual giant pandas 1954 animal births 1972 animal deaths Social history of London Individual animals in England China–United Kingdom relations London Zoo Animals as diplomatic gifts 20th century in London