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Yue Shuang

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Yue Shuang is a female giant panda born on 2021-08-15 at Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo. Her official studbook number is 1331, and she has remained in healthy condition since her birth. She is the offspring of Le Bao and Ai Bao, two adult giant pandas housed long-term at Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo. Both of her parents are part of the national ex-situ giant panda conservation breeding program. Currently living at Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo, she participates in the zoo’s public giant panda conservation education programs. She also contributes to long-term research on juvenile giant panda growth and dietary adaptation led by the zoo’s wildlife research team. Yue Shuang displays typical juvenile giant panda traits, including frequent play behavior and gradual adaptation to bamboo-based diets. Her public appearances help raise visitor awareness of giant panda habitat protection in the Minshan and Qionglai Mountains, and her growth data supports ongoing refinement of captive giant panda rearing protocols to support the species’ long-term survival.