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Qatar

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Country 2 locations 3 pandas

Qatar appears in the archive through long-term conservation partnerships, local institutions, and the pandas connected to them.

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Places in Qatar

2 locations recorded

Al Khor Panda House

Zoo
0 active
Qatar · Al Khor
25.6841, 51.4912
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Al Khor Park

Zoo
0 active
Qatar · Al Khor
25.6841, 51.4912
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Panda profiles

Pandas connected to Qatar

3 pandas recorded

Currently in Qatar

The active panda profiles tied to institutions in this country.

3 active

Jing Jing

京京

Alive
7 years old
Al Khor Panda House

Jing Jing (京京), studbook #1166, also known by his Arabic name Suhail (苏海尔), is a male giant panda born on September 19, ...

captive-bred twin wolong-shenshuping +3
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Si Hai

四海

Alive
6 years old
Al Khor Panda House

Si Hai (四海), also known by her Arabic name Thuraya (索拉雅), is a female giant panda born on July 26, 2019, at the Wolong S...

captive-bred twin qatar +2
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Sihun

四海

Alive
6 years old
Al Khor Panda House

Sihun (四海, studbook #902) is a female giant panda born July 26, 2019 at the China Conservation and Research Center for t...

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Further reading connected to Qatar

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Cover image for "80 Years of Panda Diplomacy: From Wartime Gifts to Global Research Loans"
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Culture 📚 general

80 Years of Panda Diplomacy: From Wartime Gifts to Global Research Loans

Trace the transformation of giant panda diplomacy from 1941, when Soong Mei-ling gifted the first pandas to America, through the landmark 1972 Nixon-era exchange, to today's international research loan agreements that channel millions of dollars annually into wild habitat conservation. This is the untold story of how a reclusive mountain bear became the world's most powerful diplomatic animal.

2 pandas
diplomacy history panda-loan +2
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Cover image for "The Ultimate Panda Documentary Guide: 50+ Films Every Panda Lover Needs to Watch"
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Culture 📚 general

The Ultimate Panda Documentary Guide: 50+ Films Every Panda Lover Needs to Watch

A curated global guide to over 50 panda documentaries spanning seven decades, seven thematic categories, and ten countries — from Pan Wenshi's raw Qinling field recordings in the 1990s to the 2024 Korean theatrical release Goodbye, Grandpa. Every film is verified, reviewed, and linked to the real pandas, keepers, and breeding centers behind the footage.

documentary film guide +2
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Cover image for "Where Pandas Live: The Complete Global Distribution Guide"
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Where Pandas Live: The Complete Global Distribution Guide

The giant panda diaspora spans 58 locations across continents — from the misty bamboo forests of Sichuan to climate-controlled enclosures in Singapore, from mountain reserves that shelter free-ranging pandas to urban zoos that host celebrities. This article provides the definitive guide to panda geography: where they live, why they're there, what the distribution reveals about conservation history, and how the map has changed from 1869 to today.

distribution geography locations +4
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Recent activity

What the archive has recorded here

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2022
Nov 17

Jing Jing Debuts at Al Khor Panda House

Jing Jing debuted to the public in Qatar.

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2022
Oct 19

Jing Jing Arrives in Qatar

Jing Jing arrived in Qatar with Si Hai.

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2022
Oct 19

Si Hai Arrives in Qatar

Si Hai arrived in Qatar.

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2020
Jul 26

Si Hai transferred to doha_panda_house

Si Hai moved to doha_panda_house.

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2020
Jul 26

Sihun transferred to doha_panda_house

Sihun moved to doha_panda_house.

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Activity in this country has been recorded in the archive since 2020.

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