Panda archive

Miao Miao

妙妙

Miao Miao is a female giant panda born on 2003-08-06 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. She is registered as studbook number 552 in the global captive giant panda registry, and is recognized as a distinct individual in international captive giant panda breeding records. She is the offspring of Pan Pan (studbook 424) and Ya Ya (studbook 480). Both of her parents were long-term residents of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, and contributed to the center’s captive breeding program for the species. Currently living at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Wolong, Sichuan, she participates in the center’s managed captive breeding program for giant pandas. This program is part of a national and international conservation strategy to preserve the genetically diverse captive population of the species. As an adult female giant panda, Miao Miao displays typical foraging and resting behaviors of the species, consuming large amounts of bamboo daily. She has been featured in educational materials about giant panda conservation from the China Conservation and Research Center, and her genetic lineage supports the long-term viability of the captive giant panda population, which aids reintroduction efforts for wild populations.