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Mao Sun

毛笋

Mao Sun is a female giant panda born on 2016-07-26 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. She is registered as studbook number 1253 in the global giant panda breeding registry, and remains in healthy condition as of recent monitoring reports from base researchers. She is the offspring of Fu Wa and Ying Hua. Both parent giant pandas are permanent residents of the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, and have contributed multiple offspring to the coordinated captive breeding program. Currently living at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, she participates in the base’s public education and captive breeding conservation initiatives. She is one of the giant pandas featured in the base’s open viewing areas that allow visitors to observe wild-like giant panda behavior. Mao Sun displays typical giant panda behavioral traits, including spending over 10 hours daily feeding on bamboo and engaging in regular climbing activity on the artificial structures in her enclosure. As a captive-bred giant panda from a successful breeding line, she supports global public awareness of giant panda conservation, and contributes to the long-term genetic diversity of the captive giant panda population.