Panda Archive

Shan Shan

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Shan Shan is a female giant panda born on 2012-06-10 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. She is listed as individual number 808 in the international giant panda studbook, which tracks the genetic and demographic information of the global captive giant panda population. She is the offspring of Bing Bing (studbook number 432) and Xi Xi (studbook number 685). Her genetic profile is recorded in the studbook to support managed breeding planning for captive giant pandas. Currently living at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Wolong, Sichuan, she participates in the center’s coordinated captive breeding and conservation research program for giant pandas. The program focuses on maintaining genetic diversity in the captive giant panda population and supporting reintroduction training for suitable individuals. As a healthy adult captive-born giant panda, she displays typical species traits, including a diet primarily composed of bamboo and daily resting bouts. She is one of many captive giant pandas that contribute to public education about giant panda conservation at China Conservation and Research Center outreach events, supporting global efforts to protect the species and its mountain forest habitat.