Panda archive

Meng Xin

梦欣

Meng Xin is a female giant panda born on 2021-06-23 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. Her international studbook number is 1272, and she is recorded as one of the captive-born giant pandas hatched in the center’s 2021 breeding season. She is the offspring of Meng Lan and Xu Hui, both adult captive-bred giant pandas housed at the China Conservation and Research Center. Her lineage follows standard managed breeding protocols established for the species’ conservation program. Currently living at the China Conservation and Research Center, she participates in the center’s captive breeding and public education initiatives. The center, based in Sichuan, China, manages the world’s largest captive population of giant pandas and supports species recovery research. As a young captive-born giant panda, Meng Xin exhibits typical foraging behaviors, spending most of her daily activity consuming bamboo. She is a popular subject for wildlife observation programs hosted by the center, contributing to public awareness of giant panda conservation. Captive individuals like her support long-term species resilience, as the giant panda remains a protected species under Chinese national law and international conservation frameworks.