Panda archive

Xiao Shuang

小双

Xiao Shuang is a female giant panda born on September 1, 1995 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Her studbook number is 414, and she is registered as a living individual in the international giant panda studbook system maintained by global conservation coordination programs. She is the offspring of Baoxing (studbook 354) and Jiaojiao (studbook 280), both captive-bred giant pandas held at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding at the time of her birth. Her lineage is part of the managed captive giant panda population native to the Sichuan Province of China. Currently living at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, Sichuan, she participates in the base’s long-term captive giant panda research and public education initiatives. The base is one of the leading institutions focused on giant panda conservation, working to increase the size of the captive population and reintroduction preparation. As one of the older captive giant pandas, Xiao Shuang regularly engages in species-typical behaviors including foraging on bamboo and climbing low tree branches. She is a popular subject for visitor observation at the base, and her participation in breeding programs contributed to broader understanding of giant panda reproductive biology, supporting the long-term survival of the species.