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Run Jiu

润九

alive female Born July 31, 2018

Run Jiu (润九, studbook #1145) is a female giant panda born July 31, 2018 at the Chengdu Research Base. Her name means "Nine" — the number of stitches she needed after her first-time mother accidentally scratched her during a difficult delivery. She survived emergency surgery, hand-feeding, and a foster mother, becoming a symbol of neonatal panda care.

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July 31, 2018

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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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#1145

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Run Jiu (Chinese: 润九, “Moisture Nine”), studbook number 1145, is a female giant panda born on July 31, 2018 at 12:56 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, weighing 151.8 grams. Her mother is Yuan Run (园润, #853) and her father is Gong Zai (功仔, studbook 711).

The Nine Stitches

Run Jiu’s birth was complicated. Her mother Yuan Run was a first-time mother, and the delivery was difficult. When the cub finally emerged, Yuan Run — panicked and inexperienced — accidentally scratched her newborn while trying to pick it up. The wound ran from the corner of the mouth to the neck.

Keepers immediately removed the cub and discovered the injury. Wang Chengdong (王成东), deputy director of the Chengdu Base, led an emergency surgical team. The wound was carefully cleaned and sutured with nine stitches.

The cub was named “Run Jiu” (润九) — the “Jiu” meaning nine, commemorating the nine stitches, and also meaning “long-lasting,” expressing the hope that she would survive and thrive.

Round-the-Clock Care

Because the wound affected her mouth, Run Jiu could not nurse normally. Keepers hand-fed her every two hours, around the clock, carefully delivering colostrum drop by drop. Her vital signs were monitored continuously.

After one month, Run Jiu had recovered sufficiently, but Yuan Run still showed no maternal confidence. The decision was made to place Run Jiu — Yuan Run’s own daughter — with foster mother Miao Miao (淼淼, #855) in the Moon Nursery (月亮产房), where she was raised alongside Miao Miao’s biological cub Jin Yu (金玉, #1148). Miao Miao successfully raised both cubs: Jin Yu is her own offspring, while Run Jiu is Yuan Run’s daughter nursed at her side — the two grew up together in 2018 as foster siblings.

In 2019, Run Jiu was selected for the “Story Panda Doll” (有故事的熊猫公仔) collection by the Chengdu Panda Breeding Research Foundation, raising awareness about the challenges of neonatal panda care.

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Birth of Run Jiu

Run Jiu was born at Chengdu Base, named after the nine stitches from her emergency surgery.

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Father Mother Half-siblings (grouped)

Ai Jiu #1235 Bao Xin Fu Shuang #1250 Xiang Guo #1239

Run Yue #1222

Run Jiu has 5 half-siblings. The majority share the same father, Gong Zai , indicating a highly prolific paternal lineage.

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