Shin Shin gave birth to a male cub on July 5, 2012 — Ueno's first panda birth in 24 years — but the cub died on July 11 from aspiration pneumonia after being unable to nurse properly. The loss triggered mourning across Japan.
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仙女
Shin Shin (仙女), known in Japan as 真真, is a female giant panda born 2005-07-03 at Wolong's Hetaoping Base. Daughter of Yi...
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Lei Lei was born at Ueno Zoo, twin of Xiao Xiao.
Shin Shin (仙女/Xian Nv), also known by her Japanese name 真真, was born at the Hetaoping Wild Training Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Wolong, Sichuan. She is a female twin (alongside Xian Zi, sb599), daughter of Ying Ying (sb382) and Lin Lin (sb455).
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