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Mei Lun (#870)

美轮

alive female Born July 15, 2013

Mei Lun (美轮, #870) is a female giant panda born July 15, 2013 at Zoo Atlanta, one of the twin daughters of Lun Lun (#452) and Yang Yang (#461). She returned to China in 2016.

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Birth date

July 15, 2013

Birth place

Zoo Atlanta

Current location

Unknown

Status

Alive

Studbook

#870

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Mei Lun (美轮, #870) is a female giant panda born July 15, 2013 at Zoo Atlanta, one of the twin daughters of Lun Lun (#452) and Yang Yang (#461). She returned to China in 2016.

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Mei Lun (Chinese: 美轮), studbook 870, is a female giant panda born on July 15, 2013 at Zoo Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

She is one of the twin daughters of Lun Lun (伦伦, #452) and Yang Yang (洋洋, #461), the pair of giant pandas on loan to Zoo Atlanta. Her twin sister is Mei Huan (美奂).

Record note: this entry previously carried the wrong identity “Qiao Qiao” with an incorrect birth date (2013-05-26) and location. It is actually Mei Lun, the 2013 Zoo Atlanta twin — as confirmed by the Lun Lun twin-birth event that references this record.

Life Journey

  • 2013-07-15 — Born at Zoo Atlanta, twin to Mei Huan.
  • 2016 — Returned to China under the standard panda-loan return clause.

Family

  • Mother: Lun Lun (伦伦, #452).
  • Father: Yang Yang (洋洋, #461).
  • Twin sister: Mei Huan (美奂).

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Family tree of Mei Lun Parents Self Yang Yang #461 · Father Lun Lun #452 · Mother Mei Lun 美轮 #870 ♀ Bao Lan Full sibling Mei Lan Full sibling 3 half-siblings 1 paternal · 2 maternal — see Siblings tab
Father Mother Full siblings Half-siblings (grouped)
Mei Lun has 6 full siblings and 3 half-siblings. The majority share the same mother, Lun Lun .

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