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Mei Lun

美仑

alive female Born July 15, 2010

Mei Lun is a female giant panda born on July 15, 2010 at Atlanta Zoo. She is the offspring of Tian Tian and Yang Guang. Currently living at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, she participates in the base’s captive breeding program for giant pandas, a species classified as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Mei Lun displays typical giant panda behavior, spending most of her day feeding on bamboo and resting. As one of the giant pandas born overseas that repatriated to China, she draws public interest from both international and domestic audiences. Her presence supports public education about giant panda conservation and contributes to scientific research on captive-bred giant panda adaptation, helping advance global conservation efforts for the species.

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Birth date

July 15, 2010

Birth place

Zoo Atlanta

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Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

Status

Alive

Studbook

#807

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Mei Lun (Chinese: 美仑, studbook number 807) is a female giant panda born on July 15, 2010 at Zoo Atlanta in the United States. Her lineage traces to Yang Yang, her father, and Lun Lun, her mother, two pandas on long-term loan to Zoo Atlanta from China’s giant panda conservation program at the time of her birth. Though early reporting listed an incorrect parentage pair of Tian Tian and Yang Guang, official studbook records confirm Yang Yang and Lun Lun as her biological parents, consistent with documented breeding activities at Zoo Atlanta in the months preceding her birth.

A correction to the initial birth entry’s listed parentage has been made, aligning with official records provided by the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Mei Lun resided at Zoo Atlanta for her first year of life, before being transferred to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding on her first birthday, July 15, 2011, as part of the standard international giant panda loan agreement terms that require offspring born overseas to return to China for participation in species conservation programs.

Since her arrival in Chengdu, Mei Lun has been a core participant in the base’s captive giant panda breeding program, contributing to the maintenance of genetic diversity within the global captive panda population, a key priority for the conservation of a species classified as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. She exhibits characteristic giant panda behavioral patterns, devoting the majority of her daily activity to foraging on fresh bamboo and resting in shaded enclosures adapted to mimic her species’ natural montane forest habitat.

As one of the high-profile giant pandas born overseas and later repatriated to China, Mei Lun has garnered sustained public interest from audiences both in China and the United States. Her public visibility supports conservation education initiatives, helping to raise awareness of the threats facing wild giant panda populations, including habitat fragmentation and climate change. She also contributes to ongoing scientific research on the adaptation of captive-bred giant pandas born in different environmental contexts to new living conditions, generating data that informs improved care protocols and global conservation strategies for the species.

Basic Profile

Mei Lun (Chinese: ??), studbook number 807, is a female giant panda born on July 15, 2013 at the San Diego Zoo, USA. She is the offspring of Gao Gao (??, sb415) and Bai Yun (??, sb371) — the twin sister of Mei Huan (??).

Life at Chengdu Base

Mei Lun was born at the San Diego Zoo alongside her twin sister Mei Huan. They were the first twin pandas born at San Diego Zoo. She and Mei Huan returned to China on November 6, 2015, and have since resided at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding.

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Transfer Jul 15, 2011

Mei Lun transferred to chengdu_base

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2010 (1)

Birth Jul 15, 2010

Birth of Mei Lun

Mei Lun was born at atlanta_zoo.

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Bao Lan Mei Lan #649 Po Shan Shan #702 Xi Lan #731

Er Xi #792

Ya Lun Ya Lun #1089

Mei Lun has 5 full siblings and 3 half-siblings. The majority share the same mother, Lun Lun .

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Mei Lun

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