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You You
友友
alive female
Born August 11, 2006
You You (友友, studbook #656) is a female giant panda born August 11, 2006 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. She has lived her entire life at the base. Her mother is Yong Ba (studbook #397).
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Birth date
August 11, 2006
Birth place
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
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You You (友友, studbook #656) is a female giant panda born August 11, 2006 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. She has lived her entire life at the base. Her mother is Yong Ba (studbook #397).
Basic Profile
You You (友友, studbook #656) is a female giant panda born on August 11, 2006 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. She is a daughter of Yong Ba (studbook #397). Her name uses the character 友 (friend), distinguishing her from the more famous You You (优优, sb474).
Life at Chengdu Base
You You has resided at Chengdu Base throughout her life. She maintains a typical captive panda diet of fresh bamboo supplemented with nutritional biscuits, apples, and carrots.
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As a captive-born panda at Chengdu Base, You You is part of the managed population that has been central to the species’ recovery from endangered to vulnerable status.
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Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Chengdu, China
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