Yuan Bao
圆宝
5 years old
Taipei Zoo
Yuan Bao (圆宝, "Round Baby"), studbook #1265, is a female giant panda born June 28, 2020 at Taipei Zoo. She is the second...
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Taipei Zoo
zoo Taipei, Taiwan
Taipei Zoo, located in Wenshan District of Taipei, Taiwan, is the oldest and largest zoological institution in Taiwan, originally established as the Maruyama Zoo during the Japanese colonial period in 1914 before relocating to its current site in 1986. As a member of the Southeast Asian Zoos and Aquariums Association, it manages a 165-hectare campus that hosts more than 2,000 individuals of 300 species, including critically endangered taxa such as Ailuropoda melanoleuca (giant panda), Panthera tigris amoyensis (South China tiger), and Chelonia mydas (green sea turtle), with its conservation work overseen by the Taipei City Government Department of Information and Tourism. The zoo’s most famous residents, giant pandas Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan, arrived in 2008 under a cross-strait cultural exchange agreement, and their 2013 cub Yuan Zai became the first giant panda successfully born and raised in Taiwan, a joint achievement with the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant
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This page gathers the residents linked to Taipei Zoo, the key moments recorded here, nearby institutions, and the articles that add context.
Resident archive
Pandas connected to this place
6 pandas recorded
Currently at Taipei Zoo
The pandas currently recorded at this institution.
Yuan Zai
圆仔
12 years old
Taipei Zoo
Yuan Zai (圆仔, "Rice Ball"), studbook #987, is a female giant panda born July 6, 2013 at Taipei Zoo — the first giant pan...
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圆宝
5 years old
Taipei Zoo
Yuan Bao (圆宝, studbook #1264) is a female giant panda born June 28, 2020 at Taipei Zoo — the second cub of the famous cr...
View profileYuan Yuan
圆圆
21 years old
Taipei Zoo
Yuan Yuan (圆圆, studbook #587) is the female half of the famous cross-strait panda pair "Tuan Yuan" (团团圆圆), gifted to Tai...
View profileYuan Zai
圆仔
12 years old
Taipei Zoo
Yuan Zai (圆仔) is a female giant panda born July 6, 2013 at Taipei Zoo — the first giant panda ever born in Taiwan. Daugh...
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Pandas whose birth place is recorded as Taipei Zoo.
Yuan Bao
圆宝
5 years old
Taipei Zoo
Yuan Bao (圆宝, "Round Baby"), studbook #1265, is a female giant panda born June 28, 2020 at Taipei Zoo. She is the second...
View profileYuan Zai
圆仔
12 years old
Taipei Zoo
Yuan Zai (圆仔, "Rice Ball"), studbook #987, is a female giant panda born July 6, 2013 at Taipei Zoo — the first giant pan...
View profileYuan Bao
圆宝
5 years old
Taipei Zoo
Yuan Bao (圆宝, studbook #1264) is a female giant panda born June 28, 2020 at Taipei Zoo — the second cub of the famous cr...
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Pandas that were once linked to this institution.
Tuan Tuan
团团
21 years old
Taipei Zoo
Tuan Tuan (团团, studbook #588) was the male half of the iconic cross-strait panda pair "Tuan Yuan," gifted to Taiwan in 2...
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Archive timeline at Taipei Zoo
2025
Jun 28
Yuan Yuan gives birth to third cub
Yuan Yuan gave birth to her third daughter at 1:53 PM, weighing 186 grams with a strong cry. Conceived via artificial insemination guided remotely by CCRCGP experts.
Read update 2022
Nov 19
Tuan Tuan euthanized after repeated seizures
After a series of 7 seizures over two days, Tuan Tuan was euthanized under anesthesia. Necropsy confirmed gemistocytic astrocytoma — a primary malignant brain tumor.
Read update 2022
Oct 26
Tuan Tuan diagnosed with brain tumor
A second MRI revealed an expanding lesion in Tuan Tuan's brain, with malignant tumor highly suspected. Mainland Chinese experts arrived on November 1 and agreed on palliative care.
Read update 2020
Dec 29
Yuan Bao Makes Public Debut
Yuan Bao made her first public appearance at Taipei Zoo at 6 months old, weighing 22.5 kg, after completing quarantine observation.
Read update 2020
Jun 28
2020
Jun 28
Birth of Yuan Bao
Yuan Bao was born at Taipei Zoo, the second daughter of cross-strait pandas Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan, continuing the "圆" family name tradition.
Read update 2018
Dec 23
Tuan Tuan receives world's first titanium dental crown
After fracturing his left upper canine, Tuan Tuan received a custom titanium dental crown — the first ever fitted on a giant panda. The procedure marked a milestone in wildlife veterinary dentistry.
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Jul 6
2013
Jul 6
2008
Dec 23
Tuan Tuan arrives in Taiwan
Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan arrived at Taipei Taoyuan Airport aboard a EVA Air charter flight after a 3-hour trip from Chengdu. They debuted at Taipei Zoo on Chinese New Year's Day, January 26, 2009.
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Further reading on Taipei Zoo
Culture 📚 general
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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Culture 📚 general
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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World map
Where this place sits in the wider panda world
📍 All Locations
Coordinates: 24.9983 N, 121.5811 E
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About Taipei Zoo
Taipei Zoo, located in Wenshan District of Taipei, Taiwan, is the oldest and largest zoological institution in Taiwan, originally established as the Maruyama Zoo during the Japanese colonial period in 1914 before relocating to its current site in 1986. As a member of the Southeast Asian Zoos and Aquariums Association, it manages a 165-hectare campus that hosts more than 2,000 individuals of 300 species, including critically endangered taxa such as Ailuropoda melanoleuca (giant panda), Panthera tigris amoyensis (South China tiger), and Chelonia mydas (green sea turtle), with its conservation work overseen by the Taipei City Government Department of Information and Tourism. The zoo’s most famous residents, giant pandas Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan, arrived in 2008 under a cross-strait cultural exchange agreement, and their 2013 cub Yuan Zai became the first giant panda successfully born and raised in Taiwan, a joint achievement with the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant