Panda Archive

Xiao Shuang

小双

Xiao Shuang is a female giant panda born on August 12, 2000 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. She is registered as studbook number 538 in the global giant panda studbook system, which tracks the managed captive population of the species across all participating facilities. She is the offspring of Baoshi (studbook 334) and Xuexue (studbook 358), both captive-bred giant pandas housed at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding during her conception and birth. Currently living at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, Sichuan, China, she participates in the base’s ex-situ conservation breeding program for giant pandas, which supports species recovery efforts alongside in-situ protection of wild giant panda habitats. As a long-term resident of the base, Xiao Shuang displays characteristic giant panda foraging behavior, spending most of her daily activity feeding on bamboo. She is a popular subject for visitor observation and wildlife photography, and contributes to public education about giant panda conservation, helping to raise global awareness of the species’ recovery trajectory.