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Nuan Nuan
暖暖
alive female
Born August 18, 2015
Nuan Nuan (暖暖), studbook #977, is a female giant panda born on August 18, 2015 at Zoo Negara in Malaysia — the first giant panda ever born in Malaysia. Her parents are Xing Xing (兴兴) and Liang Liang (靓靓). She returned to China in November 2017 and currently resides at the Nanjing Ziqinghu Wildlife World.
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Birth date
August 18, 2015
Birth place
Zoo Negara (National Zoo of Malaysia)
Current location
Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo
Status
Alive
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Nuan Nuan (暖暖), studbook #977, is a female giant panda born on August 18, 2015 at Zoo Negara in Malaysia — the first giant panda ever born in Malaysia. Her parents are Xing Xing (兴兴) and Liang Liang (靓靓). She returned to China in November 2017 and currently resides at the Nanjing Ziqinghu Wildlife World.
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Nuan Nuan (Chinese: 暖暖) is a female giant panda born on August 18, 2015, at Zoo Negara in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — the first giant panda ever born in Malaysia.
Her parents are Xing Xing (兴兴) and Liang Liang (靓靓). She has younger sisters Yi Yi (谊谊) (born 2018) and Sheng Yi (升谊) (born 2021).
Naming
On April 7, 2016, she was officially named “Nuan Nuan” (暖暖, meaning “Warmth”), symbolizing the warm friendship between China and Malaysia.
Return to China
On November 5, 2017, Nuan Nuan returned to China — the 12th overseas-born panda to be repatriated. She initially lived at the Dujiangyan Base before being transferred to Nanjing Ziqinghu Wildlife World on August 28, 2019, where she currently resides.
2023 Incident
In April 2023, a keeper was filmed using a bamboo pole to urge Nuan Nuan back inside, sparking public controversy. The zoo permanently banned the keeper from working with pandas and placed Nuan Nuan under the direct care of the panda house management team.
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Zoo Negara (National Zoo of Malaysia)
Birth placeAmpang, Malaysia
2015 to 2017
Zoo
China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda Dujiangyan Base
Nuan Nuan Returns to ChinaDujiangyan, China
2017 to present
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Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo
Current residenceNanjing, China
2017 to present
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Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo
Nanjing, China
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culture
Malaysia's Panda Daughters: The Story of Nuan Nuan, Yi Yi and Sheng Yi
In a remarkable five-year span, Malaysia's Zoo Negara celebrated three panda births — Nuan Nuan (2015), Yi Yi (2018), and Sheng Yi (2021) — an extraordinary breeding success in one of the world's most challenging panda climates. This article tells the story of Malaysia's panda program and the three daughters who became national treasures.
nature
Tropical Challenge: Keeping Pandas Cool in Singapore and Malaysia
Giant pandas evolved for the cool, misty mountains of Sichuan — yet they have thrived in the equatorial heat of Singapore and Malaysia. This article explores the high-tech climate control systems, indoor enclosure design, and dietary adjustments that make tropical panda keeping possible, and what this extreme-environment success reveals about panda physiological resilience.
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