Panda Archive

Nan Nan

南南

Nan Nan is a female giant panda born on 2018-07-29 at Hainan Zoo. Registered as studbook number 1311 in the global giant panda population registry, she is a captive-bred individual maintained under the coordinated Giant Panda National Conservation Program. She is the offspring of Lu Lu, father studbook 649, and Ya Ya, mother studbook 595. Her father was relocated from the Qinling Mountains captive breeding population to Hainan Zoo to support genetic diversity initiatives, while her mother is a long-term resident breeder at the facility. Currently living at Hainan Zoo, he/she participates in the facility’s public conservation education programs and contributes to regional giant panda population monitoring efforts. Hainan Zoo is a participating institution in the China Giant Panda Conservation and Breeding Management Plan, which oversees all captive giant panda populations across the country. As a docile and active giant panda, Nan Nan regularly engages with visitors during public viewing hours, building public awareness of vulnerable wildlife species. Her presence supports research on giant panda acclimation to subtropical climates, adding valuable data to long-term conservation work for the species.