A routine health check revealed that Fan Xing, initially believed to be male, was actually female — making international headlines as keepers had cared for her for over two years under the wrong assumption.
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Fan Xing (梵星) is a female giant panda born May 1, 2020 at Ouwehands Zoo in the Netherlands — the first giant panda cub e...
Fan Xing was born at Ouwehands Zoo in the Netherlands — the first giant panda ever born in the country, weighing a healthy size and conceived through natural mating.
After completing quarantine and acclimation, Fan Xing moved to the visitor-accessible Overseas Returned Pandas section at Ya'an Bifengxia Base.
On her 100th day, Fan Xing was officially named through a public vote. "Fan" honors Van Gogh, "Xing" comes from her father Xing Ya — together evoking the famous "Starry Night."
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