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Ni Na

妮娜

alive female Born July 20, 2017

Ni Na (妮娜, studbook #1082) is a female giant panda born July 20, 2017 at the Chengdu Research Base. Weighing only 91 grams at birth — one of the smallest surviving cubs on record — she is the younger sister of Da Ni (大妮) and a member of the "Olympic Baby" family. Described as quiet and contemplative, she is known for climbing onto tree branches and meditating for hours.

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Birth date

July 20, 2017

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Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

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Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

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#1082

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Ni Na (Chinese: 妮娜), studbook number 1082, is a female giant panda born on July 20, 2017 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. She weighed only 91 grams at birth — among the smallest surviving panda cubs ever recorded.

Her mother is Ni Ni (妮妮). She has a twin brother named Ni Ke (妮可), and her older sisters include Da Ni (大妮, studbook 965) and Xiao Ni (小妮). Together, they form part of the Chengdu Base’s “Olympic Baby” lineage.

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Ni Na is described by her keepers as a quiet, contemplative panda. While her siblings and peers engage in rough play and climbing competitions, Ni Na prefers to find a comfortable tree fork, settle in, and gaze into the distance — a habit that keepers and fans have dubbed “meditating on cat life” (冥想猫生).

She has a particular fondness for bamboo shoots and apples, and is known to be peaceful and agreeable in social settings, rarely getting into conflicts with her enclosure mates.

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Ni Na was born at Chengdu Base, weighing only 91 grams.

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Mother Half-siblings (grouped) Children

Da Ni #965 Fuhin #1138 Kai Hin #782 Mei Hin #737 Saihin #1154 Sakura Hin #944 Tou Hin #945 Xing Guang #1243 Yong Hin #738 You Hin #776 You Hin #783 You Hin #832 Yui Hin #1047

Ni Na has 13 half-siblings. The majority share the same mother, Rau Hin .

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大妮

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Ni Na

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