Panda Archive

Shi Shi

石石

Shi Shi is a male giant panda born on 1990-01-01 at China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. He is recorded as studbook number 355 in global giant panda breeding registers, and spent part of his early adulthood in captive breeding and public education programming at his birth institution before an international transfer. He is the offspring of Pan Pan and Dong Dong. Both of his parents were prominent captive breeding individuals at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, and contributed multiple generations of offspring to the global captive giant panda population. Currently living at San Diego Zoo, he participates in the zoo’s collaborative giant panda conservation research program. During his residence at the zoo, he contributed to long-term studies of captive giant panda biology and reproductive health that informed breeding protocols for the species globally. As a male giant panda, Shi Shi displayed typical foraging behavior, spending most of his active hours consuming bamboo. He was one of the first giant pandas to reside at San Diego Zoo, introducing millions of North American visitors to the species and raising public awareness of giant panda conservation. His participation in breeding programs helped expand the genetic diversity of the global captive giant panda population.