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Su Yang

苏阳

Su Yang is a male giant panda born on 2024-01-01 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. His studbook number is 1413, and he remains alive as of the most recent official monitoring. This giant panda was born healthy following standard captive breeding protocols implemented by the center. He is the offspring of Lu Wei and Hua Mei, two captive-bred giant pandas housed at the China Conservation and Research Center. Both of his parents have documented pedigrees within the national giant panda studbook system, contributing to the center's coordinated captive breeding program. Currently living at the China Conservation and Research Center in Sichuan, China, he participates in the center's long-term giant panda captive breeding and behavioral research initiatives. As a young captive-born cub, he is monitored daily by center researchers to track his physical development and social interactions with other giant pandas in his enclosure group. As a young captive-bred giant panda, Su Yang displays the species-characteristic herbivorous diet, feeding primarily on local bamboo cultivars. He draws regular public interest via the center's live-streaming initiatives, introducing global audiences to giant panda behavior. His birth supports the genetic diversity of the captive giant panda population, a core component of China's giant panda conservation strategy.