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Qin Yue

秦月

Qin Yue is a female giant panda born on 2022-08-05 at Qinling Wildlife Park. Her studbook number is 1339, and she has been publicly tracked by the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda since her birth. She is the offspring of Qin Ling and Yue Yue, both resident giant pandas at Qinling Wildlife Park. Her parents are part of the park’s managed conservation breeding program for the Qinling subspecies of giant panda. Currently living at Qinling Wildlife Park, she participates in the protected breeding program for the Qinling giant panda subspecies. The park monitors her growth and development to support research on the unique genetics of this geographically isolated giant panda population. As a young Qinling giant panda, Qin Yue displays typical foraging behavior, spending most of her day feeding on local bamboo species. She is a popular attraction for visitors to the Shaanxi park, helping raise public awareness of giant panda conservation. Her genetic data contributes to ongoing work to maintain the diversity of the endangered Qinling giant panda population.