2026 in Panda History

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.

Ji Nian celebrated his 7th birthday at Beijing Zoo with a specially prepared cake, his first birthday at his new home.

Rio, Indonesia's first giant panda cub, is in excellent health at six months old. Taman Safari Indonesia confirms all developmental indicators are stable under continuous veterinary monitoring.

Ting Zai showed loss of appetite, lethargy, coughing and fever. A multidisciplinary team including China Agricultural University and Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital treated him. His condition stabilized.

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Qi Zai participated in International Rare Species Day activities at Qinling Sibao Science Park, serving as an ambassador for rare species conservation.

Jia Mei's cub, born August 28, 2025, died from acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by tongue root swelling despite 60+ hours of intensive care.

Xiang Guo passed away from mesenteric torsion despite emergency veterinary care.

Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei returned from Ueno Zoo to China, leaving Japan with zero pandas for the first time since 1972.

Lei Lei returned to China from Japan.

Xiao Xiao returned to China from Japan.

Ai Lun made his public debut at the newly renovated Fuzhou Panda World as part of the "Panda Dream Team," sharing Hall 1 with Rong Yao.

Rio left his incubator for the first time for a comprehensive health check. A media conference was attended by Indonesian Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni and Chinese Ambassador Wang Lutong.