Shuhin
秋浜
22 years old
Shenzhen Safari Park
Shuhin (秋浜, studbook #574) is a male giant panda born on September 8, 2003 at Adventure World, Japan. He and his twin br...
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Shenzhen Safari Park
zoo Shenzhen, China
Shenzhen Safari Park, located in Xili Subdistrict, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, is one of the first safari-style zoos in China, adjacent to Tanglang Mountain Country Park and Xili Reservoir. It is home to more than 300 wild species including *Ailuropoda melanoleuca* (giant panda), *Manis pentadactyla* (Chinese pangolin), *Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi* (Masai giraffe), *Panthera tigris amoyensis* (South China tiger), and *Grus nigricollis* (black-necked crane), with over 10,000 individual animals. The park is a member of the China Association of Zoological Gardens and collaborates closely with the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda on captive population health
Shenzhen Safari Park 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 Shenzhen Safari Park, the key moments recorded here, nearby institutions, and the articles that add context.
Resident archive
Pandas connected to this place
1 panda recorded
Currently at Shenzhen Safari Park
The pandas currently recorded at this institution.
Recorded moments
Archive timeline at Shenzhen Safari Park
2017
Apr 7
Shuhin transferred to Shenzhen Safari Park
Shuhin was transferred to Shenzhen Safari Park where he continues to reside.
Read update 2009
Feb 1
Yong Ba sparks nationwide debate on panda welfare
Viral photos of Yong Ba's living conditions at Shenzhen Safari Park sparked nationwide debate on the welfare of elderly loaned pandas, drawing over 100,000 views in one day.
Read update 2004
Sep 8
2004
May 2
Yong Ba transferred to Shenzhen Safari Park
Yong Ba was loaned to Shenzhen Safari Park, where she would spend the next 5 years before returning to CCRCGP.
Read updateIn the library
Further reading on Shenzhen Safari Park
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The Giant Panda Genome Project: How DNA Sequencing Transformed Conservation
In 2009, an international team led by BGI-Shenzhen published the first complete giant panda genome — a 2.4 billion base-pair blueprint that revealed why pandas lost the taste for meat, how they digest bamboo with bacterial help, and why their genetic diversity offers hope for survival. This article follows the science from Jing Jing's blood sample to today's conservation genomics, covering TAS1R1 umami pseudogenization, the Illumina sequencing revolution, and what the genome means for the species' future.
1 panda
genome dna genetics
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The International Studbook: How Big Data Prevents Panda Inbreeding
Every captive giant panda on Earth is recorded in a single global database — the International Studbook — which tracks lineage, calculates genetic relatedness, and determines each year's breeding recommendations. This article explains how studbook managers use population genetics software to maintain 90% genetic diversity across 700 captive pandas, making the panda breeding program one of the most mathematically sophisticated conservation efforts in history.
1 panda
studbook genetics breeding
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Panda Habitat as Carbon Sink: The Hidden Climate Value of Bamboo Forests
The bamboo forests protected for pandas store an estimated 2-3 billion tons of carbon across the Giant Panda National Park's 27,000 square kilometers — an ecosystem service worth $200-750 million annually in carbon sequestration alone. This article examines how panda conservation doubles as climate action, why bamboo forests rival tropical rainforests in per-hectare carbon storage, and how China's carbon market is creating new economic incentives for habitat protection.
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Coordinates: 22.5972 N, 113.9733 E
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About Shenzhen Safari Park
Shenzhen Safari Park, located in Xili Subdistrict, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, is one of the first safari-style zoos in China, adjacent to Tanglang Mountain Country Park and Xili Reservoir. It is home to more than 300 wild species including Ailuropoda melanoleuca (giant panda), Manis pentadactyla (Chinese pangolin), Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi (Masai giraffe), Panthera tigris amoyensis (South China tiger), and Grus nigricollis (black-necked crane), with over 10,000 individual animals. The park is a member of the China Association of Zoological Gardens and collaborates closely with the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda on captive population health