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Qatar appears in the archive through long-term conservation partnerships, local institutions, and the pandas connected to them.
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1 location recorded
Al Khor Panda House is a giant panda conservation facility in Al Khor, Qatar, home to the breeding pair Si Hai and Jing Jing on loan from the Chengdu Research Base since 2022.
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2 pandas recorded
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京京
Jing Jing (京京), studbook #1166, also known by his Arabic name Suhail (苏海尔), is a male giant panda born on September 19, ...
四海
Si Hai (四海), also known by her Arabic name Thuraya (索拉雅), is a female giant panda born on July 26, 2019, at the Wolong S...
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Recent activity
Activity in this country has been recorded in the archive since 2020.
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