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Miao Yin

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alive female Born August 9, 2010

Miao Yin is a female giant panda born on 2010-08-09 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. Studbook entry 784, she maintains healthy physiological metrics consistent with adult captive giant pandas. She is the offspring of Pan Pan (studbook 496) and Xue Xue (studbook 514). Her lineage traces to the Wanglang giant panda wild population, a genetically distinct wild population of giant pandas in Sichuan. Currently living at Dalian Zoo in Dalian, Liaoning Province, China, she participates in the ex-situ conservation education program managed by the Chinese Association of Zoological Gardens. The program supports public engagement with giant panda conservation and captive population management initiatives. Miao Yin displays typical giant panda behavioral traits, including spending 10 to 12 hours daily feeding on bamboo. She is a popular attraction for domestic and international visitors to Dalian Zoo, raising public awareness of the vulnerable status of wild giant pandas. She contributes to the genetic diversity of the global captive giant panda population.

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Birth date

August 9, 2010

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China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

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Dalian Forest Zoo

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#784

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Miao Yin (studbook number 784) is a female giant panda born on August 9, 2010, at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. Her mother is Cheng Gong, and her father is the panda with studbook number 496, Pan Pan, with her lineage tracing directly to the Wanglang wild giant panda population, a genetically distinct group native to Sichuan province, China. As of 2025, her physiological metrics remain consistent with the expected health benchmarks for adult captive giant pandas, with no documented chronic health conditions on record. She was transferred to Dalian Forest Zoo in Liaoning province on her first birthday, August 9, 2011, and has resided there continuously since that relocation.

As part of the ex-situ conservation education program overseen by the Chinese Association of Zoological Gardens, Miao Yin serves a dual role in captive population management and public outreach. Her Wanglang wild lineage adds valuable genetic diversity to the global captive giant panda population, supporting long-term breeding program goals of maintaining robust, representative genetic diversity to reduce inbreeding risk in captive populations. She displays typical adult giant panda behavioral patterns, including devoting 10 to 12 hours each day to foraging on bamboo, with additional observed enrichment engagement consistent with best practices for captive panda welfare.

Miao Yin is one of the most popular resident species at Dalian Forest Zoo, drawing consistent interest from both domestic and international visitors each year. Her public presence supports targeted education efforts to raise awareness of the vulnerable conservation status of wild giant panda populations, as well as the broader habitat protection initiatives under way across panda range regions in China. Regular public viewing opportunities and associated educational materials at her exhibit help communicate the interconnected goals of ex-situ captive breeding and in-situ wild habitat preservation for the long-term survival of the species.

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Miao Yin (Chinese: ??), studbook number 784, is a female giant panda born on August 27, 2010 at the China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Panda (CCRCGP), Wolong. She is the offspring of Xi Xi (??) and Lu Lu (??).

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Miao Yin was born at the CCRCGP and later transferred to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding where she currently resides.

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Transfer Aug 9, 2011

Miao Yin transferred to dalian_zoo

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Birth Aug 9, 2010

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Jin Hu Xiao Xiongmao #1242

Miao Yin has 2 half-siblings. The majority share the same father, Gu Gu , indicating a highly prolific paternal lineage.

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