Xin Xin
欣欣
36 years old
Chapultepec Zoo
Xin Xin (欣欣, "Hope", studbook #360) is a female giant panda born July 1, 1990 at Chapultepec Zoo in Mexico City. She is ...
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Chapultepec Zoo
zoo Mexico City, Mexico
Chapultepec Zoo, located in the Chapultepec Forest of Ciudad de México, is one of the oldest and most biologically diverse zoological institutions in Latin America. Founded in 1924 by Mexican biologist Alfonso L. Herrera, the zoo houses more than 2,000 animals representing 250 species, including critical endangered taxa such as *Ailuropoda melanoleuca* (giant panda), *Panthera onca* (jaguar), *Ara militaris* (military macaw), and *Cynomys mexicanus* (Mexican prairie dog). It
Chapultepec Zoo houses giant pandas under international loan agreement with the China Conservation and Research Center, as part of the cooperative panda diplomacy and ex-situ conservation network.
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This page gathers the residents linked to Chapultepec Zoo, the key moments recorded here, nearby institutions, and the articles that add context.
Resident archive
Pandas connected to this place
8 pandas recorded
Currently at Chapultepec Zoo
The pandas currently recorded at this institution.
Born here
Pandas whose birth place is recorded as Chapultepec Zoo.
Shuan Shuan
双双
39 years old
Chapultepec Zoo
Shuan Shuan (双双, "Double") was a female giant panda born at Mexico City's Chapultepec Zoo in 1987. The seventh and last ...
View profileShuang Shuang
双双
39 years old
Chapultepec Zoo
Shuang Shuang (双双, studbook #332) was a female giant panda born June 15, 1987 at Mexico City's Chapultepec Zoo — the sec...
View profileTohui
多惠
44 years old
Chapultepec Zoo
Tohui (多惠, studbook #251) was a female giant panda born July 21, 1981 at Mexico City's Chapultepec Zoo — the first giant...
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Pandas that were once linked to this institution.
Pe Pe
佩佩
51 years old
Chapultepec Zoo
Pe Pe is a male giant panda born on 1 January 1975 in the wild of Sichuan Province, China. His studbook number is 211, a...
View profileShuan Shuan
双双
39 years old
Chapultepec Zoo
Shuan Shuan (双双, "Double") was a female giant panda born at Mexico City's Chapultepec Zoo in 1987. The seventh and last ...
View profileShuang Shuang
双双
39 years old
Chapultepec Zoo
Shuang Shuang (双双, studbook #332) was a female giant panda born June 15, 1987 at Mexico City's Chapultepec Zoo — the sec...
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Archive timeline at Chapultepec Zoo
2026
Jul 1
Xin Xin's 36th birthday celebration
Mexico held a grand celebration for Xin Xin's 36th birthday with painting exhibitions, dragon and lion dances, and a special cake ceremony. Thousands of visitors lined up to see her.
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Jun 29
Xin Xin's 35th birthday celebration
Mexico held a week-long celebration for Xin Xin's 35th birthday, issuing 2.4 million commemorative lottery tickets.
Read update 2022
Jul 1
Shuan Shuan dies at 35, one of the world's oldest pandas
Shuan Shuan, one of the oldest giant pandas in the world, passed away at age 35 at Chapultepec Zoo, having lived more than double the typical wild lifespan.
Read update 1993
Nov 16
Tohui dies at Chapultepec Zoo
Tohui, the first panda born and surviving outside China, died of leptospirosis at age 12.
Read update 1990
Jul 1
Birth of Xin Xin
Xin Xin was born at Chapultepec Zoo in Mexico City, the third generation of Mexico's panda family.
Read update 1989
Jan 29
Ying Ying passes away at Chapultepec Zoo
Ying Ying, the founding female of the Chapultepec panda lineage, died at approximately 14 years of age.
Read update 1987
Jun 15
1987
Jun 15
Birth of Shuang Shuang
Shuang Shuang was born at Chapultepec Zoo, Mexico, second generation of the Mexico panda dynasty.
Read update 1981
Jul 21
1976
Jan 1
In the library
Further reading on Chapultepec Zoo
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Culture 📚 general
Where Pandas Live: The Complete Global Distribution Guide
The giant panda diaspora spans 58 locations across continents — from the misty bamboo forests of Sichuan to climate-controlled enclosures in Singapore, from mountain reserves that shelter free-ranging pandas to urban zoos that host celebrities. This article provides the definitive guide to panda geography: where they live, why they're there, what the distribution reveals about conservation history, and how the map has changed from 1869 to today.
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Culture 📚 general
1963 Breakthrough: The First Ever Captive Panda Birth at Beijing Zoo
In 1963, at the Beijing Zoo, a female panda named Li Li gave birth to Ming Ming — the first giant panda cub ever born in captivity. This article tells the story of the historic birth, the keepers and scientists who made it possible, and how this single event launched the modern era of captive panda breeding.
3 pandas
history breeding beijing
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Featured
Culture 📚 general
80 Years of Panda Diplomacy: From Wartime Gifts to Global Research Loans
Trace the transformation of giant panda diplomacy from 1941, when Soong Mei-ling gifted the first pandas to America, through the landmark 1972 Nixon-era exchange, to today's international research loan agreements that channel millions of dollars annually into wild habitat conservation. This is the untold story of how a reclusive mountain bear became the world's most powerful diplomatic animal.
2 pandas
diplomacy history panda-loan
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Where this place sits in the wider panda world
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📍 All Locations
Coordinates: 19.4239 N, 99.1892 W
Archive notes
About Chapultepec Zoo
Chapultepec Zoo, located in the Chapultepec Forest of Ciudad de México, is one of the oldest and most biologically diverse zoological institutions in Latin America. Founded in 1924 by Mexican biologist Alfonso L. Herrera, the zoo houses more than 2,000 animals representing 250 species, including critical endangered taxa such as Ailuropoda melanoleuca (giant panda), Panthera onca (jaguar), Ara militaris (military macaw), and Cynomys mexicanus (Mexican prairie dog). It