Le Le was officially named through a public vote, with his name chosen from over 37,000 suggestions. "叻" derives from Singapore's historical name Shi Le and shares a homophone with happiness.
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Le Le (叻叻), studbook #1074, is the first giant panda ever born in Singapore. Born August 14, 2021 at River Wonders to Ka...
Le Le was born at River Wonders in Singapore — the first giant panda ever born in the country, weighing 200 grams after seven breeding attempts by his parents Kai Kai and Jia Jia.
Jia Jia arrived in Singapore aboard a Singapore Airlines Cargo 747 freighter, joining Kai Kai at the newly built 43-million-RMB panda house at River Wonders.
After seven years and seven breeding attempts with Kai Kai, Jia Jia gave birth to Le Le — Singapore's first locally born panda. The cub emerged head-first, vocalizing, and Jia Jia performed an "仰卧起坐" (sit-up) to carefully gather her newborn.
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