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Mei Huan

美欢

Mei Huan is a female giant panda born on 2013-07-15 at Atlanta Zoo. She was the second giant panda cub born to the zoo’s resident giant panda pair following the birth of her older sister Mei Lun, and weighed just under 200 grams at birth. She is the offspring of Tian Tian and Lun Lun. Both Tian Tian and Lun Lun were wild-born giant pandas that were relocated to Atlanta Zoo as part of a long-term cooperative conservation program between China and the United States. Currently living at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, she participates in the base’s managed breeding program for endangered giant pandas. She returned to China from the United States in 2016 along with her sister Mei Lun, after the conclusion of Atlanta Zoo’s giant panda conservation partnership. As a captive-bred giant panda, Mei Huan displays typical species-typical foraging and resting behavior, spending most of her day feeding on bamboo and interacting with enclosure mates. She is a popular attraction at the Chengdu Base, drawing visitors who support giant panda conservation efforts. Her life trajectory reflects the international cooperation that has been central to giant panda recovery efforts in recent decades.