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Miao Miao

妙妙

Miao Miao is a female giant panda born on 2010-08-09 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Her studbook number is 782, and she is recorded in the global giant panda studbook maintained by international conservation coordination groups. She is the offspring of Ba Ke (studbook 516) and Ya Ya (studbook 514), both adult giant pandas housed at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding during her conception and birth. Currently living at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China, she participates in the base’s coordinated ex-situ conservation breeding program for giant pandas, which aims to maintain a genetically healthy captive population of the species. As an adult captive-born giant panda, she displays typical species traits including foraging on bamboo for up to 12 hours daily. She is a common attraction for domestic and international visitors to the Chengdu base, and contributes to public education efforts around giant panda conservation. Her genetic line is retained in the captive population to support long-term species survival goals.