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Yuan Yuan
园园
alive female
Born August 1, 2003
Yuan Yuan (园园, studbook #561) is a female giant panda born August 1, 2003 at the Chengdu Research Base. Daughter of Bing Bing and Ke Bi, she is the mother of Yuan Zi (736), Shan Hu (790), and Yuan Run (853). Her own mothering was featured in CCTV's documentary of Yuan Run's birth.
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Birth date
August 1, 2003
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Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
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Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
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Yuan Yuan (园园, studbook #561) is a female giant panda born August 1, 2003 at the Chengdu Research Base. Daughter of Bing Bing and Ke Bi, she is the mother of Yuan Zi (736), Shan Hu (790), and Yuan Run (853). Her own mothering was featured in CCTV's documentary of Yuan Run's birth.
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Yuan Yuan (Chinese: 园园), studbook number 561, is a female giant panda born on August 1, 2003 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Her father is Ke Bi (科比, studbook 476) and her mother is Bing Bing (冰冰, studbook 525), placing her in the Bing Bing family (冰冰家族) of the Chengdu Base.
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Yuan Yuan has produced several cubs, including:
- Yuan Zi (园子, studbook 736) — born 2008, father Ping Ping
- Shan Hu (山虎, studbook 790) — born 2010, male
- Yuan Run (园润, studbook 853) — born 2012, father Yong Yong
Due to her inability to produce sufficient milk while also caring for Miao Miao, Yuan Run was raised by foster mother Si Yuan.
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The majority share the same mother, Yang Yang .
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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.
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Behind Every Name: The Art and Meaning of Naming Giant Pandas
From 'Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan' (symbolizing reunion) to 'Fu Bao' (lucky treasure), every giant panda name carries layers of cultural meaning, political significance, and public sentiment. This article explores the naming traditions, the global naming contests, and how panda nicknames — like Hua Hua's 'Guo Lai' — have become a unique form of modern Chinese internet folk culture.
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The International Studbook tracks every captive panda's lineage across generations — and PandaCommon provides tools to explore it. This guide teaches readers how to use studbook data to trace family trees, understand genetic relationships, and explore the hidden connections that link pandas across continents and decades.
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Vienna's Miracle: How Schönbrunn Zoo Achieves Natural Panda Mating
The Schönbrunn Zoo in Vienna is the only zoo in Europe where giant pandas have consistently achieved natural mating without artificial insemination. This article examines the environmental, behavioral, and husbandry factors — enclosure design, minimal human interference, seasonal light cycling — that have made Vienna the global model for natural panda reproduction.
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