Su Lin
苏琳
90 years old
Unknown Location
Su Lin (苏琳, studbook 001) was the first giant panda ever brought to the United States. Captured in the wilds of Wenchuan...
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Su Lin (1936) discovered in the wild
Ruth Harkness discovered a newborn giant panda cub in a hollow tree in Wenchuan, Sichuan. Named Su Lin, it became the first live giant panda brought to the United States.
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