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Mei Yun

美云

Mei Yun is a female giant panda born on 2023-11-20 at Shanghai Zoo. She is recorded as individual 1397 in the official Chinese giant panda studbook, and remains in good health as of 2024. She is the offspring of Xing Guang and Hua Ni, both captive-bred giant pandas housed at Shanghai Zoo. Her birth was documented as part of the China Giant Panda Conservation Research Center’s captive breeding program. Currently living at Shanghai Zoo, she participates in the managed captive breeding program coordinated by the China Giant Panda Conservation Research Center. Her daily care follows standardized protocols for captive giant panda welfare, including species-appropriate diet and enrichment activities. As a young captive-born giant panda, Mei Yun displays typical juvenile foraging and play behaviors common to the species. She is a popular attraction for domestic and international visitors to Shanghai Zoo, and contributes to public education about giant panda conservation. Her birth supports genetic diversity goals for the captive giant panda population, which supports long-term conservation of the species.