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Nan Yun

南云

Nan Yun is a female giant panda born on 2021-10-25 at Hainan Zoo. Her studbook number is 1387, and she is confirmed to be alive as of the latest official panda population records. As a captive-born giant panda, her early development was monitored closely by resident zoo veterinarians and research staff. She is the offspring of Gong Gong, a male giant panda on breeding loan from the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, and Ya Ya, a female giant panda transferred to Hainan Zoo in 2019. Her lineage is fully documented in the national Chinese giant panda studbook, which tracks all captive giant panda populations across the country. Currently living at Hainan Zoo, she participates in the national coordinated captive giant panda breeding program, a core initiative of the State Forestry and Grassland Administration of China. The program supports genetic diversity management for the globally vulnerable giant panda species, and Nan Yun is tracked as part of ongoing long-term health and behavior studies. As a subadult giant panda, Nan Yun displays typical foraging behaviors, spending an average of 12 hours daily feeding on local bamboo cultivars. She is a popular attraction for domestic and international tourists visiting Hainan Island, helping to raise public awareness about giant panda conservation. Her presence at a southern Chinese zoo expands research opportunities on giant panda adaptation to subtropical climates.