Yuan Yuan

Yuan Yuan is a female giant panda born on 1971-01-01 in the wild Minshan-Qionglai mountain habitat. She was assigned studbook number 125 following her entry into human care, and was transferred to Beijing Zoo on 1972-01-01, where she resided until her death. She is the offspring of wild giant panda individuals with no formally recorded lineage names, as she was recovered from her native wild habitat as a young cub before being placed in captive care. Currently, her preserved biological specimens are stored at Beijing Zoo, and she participates in long-term wildlife research programs focused on wild giant panda genetic diversity and captive population health baselines. Her calm, adaptive disposition in early captive settings provided critical data for subsequent giant panda rescue and reintroduction protocols developed by the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. Her legacy supports ongoing efforts to protect wild Minshan mountain panda populations and expand cross-institutional conservation collaboration.