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Wang Wang (#620)

网网

alive male Born August 31, 2005

Wang Wang is a male giant panda born on August 31, 2005 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (Hetaoping Base). Son of Lin Lin and Mao Mao, he and Fu Ni became the first giant pandas to live in the Southern Hemisphere when they moved to Adelaide Zoo in 2009. After 15 years in Australia, they returned to China in November 2024 and now reside at Wolong Shenshuping Base.

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Birth date

August 31, 2005

Birth place

China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

Current location

Wolong Shenshuping Panda Base

Status

Alive

Studbook

#620

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Wang Wang (网网, “net net”), studbook number 620, is a male giant panda born on August 31, 2005 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (Hetaoping Base) in Sichuan, China. His father is Lin Lin (琳琳, studbook 594) and his mother is Mao Mao (毛毛, studbook 504), a wild-born female born in Beichuan in 1999 and rescued in April 2000.

Wang Wang and his companion Fu Ni made history as the first giant pandas to reside in the Southern Hemisphere.

Family

Wang Wang’s full siblings include Xi Dou (喜豆) and Wen Yu (文雨), also offspring of Lin Lin and Mao Mao.

Life Journey

Wang Wang was selected for the Australia-China cooperative research program after the agreement was signed on September 6, 2007 in Sydney, witnessed by Chinese President Hu Jintao and Australian Prime Minister John Howard.

On October 21, 2009, Wang Wang underwent a 30-day pre-departure quarantine at the Ya’an Bifengxia Base. He and Fu Ni departed Bifengxia on November 27, 2009 aboard a special flight, arriving at Adelaide Airport in South Australia on November 28, 2009. They became the first giant pandas ever to live in the Southern Hemisphere.

The original 10-year agreement was extended by five years in 2019. Despite five breeding attempts through artificial insemination, Wang Wang and Fu Ni did not produce cubs.

On November 15, 2024, after 15 years in Australia, Wang Wang and Fu Ni returned to China. They were transported to the Wolong Shenshuping Base (China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda) for a month-long quarantine.

In June 2025, Wang Wang appeared as a “cultural tourism ambassador” at the Beichuan Giant Panda Cultural Tourism Consumption Season launching ceremony.

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2024 (1)

Transfer Nov 15, 2024

Wang Wang and Fu Ni Return to China

After 15 years in Australia, Wang Wang and Fu Ni returned to China and entered quarantine at the Wolong Shenshuping Base.

2009 (1)

Transfer Nov 28, 2009

Wang Wang and Fu Ni Arrive at Adelaide Zoo

Wang Wang and Fu Ni arrived at Adelaide Zoo in Australia, becoming the first giant pandas to live in the Southern Hemisphere.

2005 (1)

Birth Aug 31, 2005

Birth of Wang Wang

Wang Wang was born at the Hetaoping Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda.

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Father Mother Half-siblings (grouped)

Ku Ku #935 Shu Lin #666 Shuai Shuai #922 Yuan Yuan #587 Yue Yue #969 Zhen Duo #928

Xi Dou #654

Wang Wang has 7 half-siblings. The majority share the same father, Lin Lin , indicating a highly prolific paternal lineage.

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Wang Wang (#620)

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Wang Wang and Fu Ni Arrive at Adelaide Zoo

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