Panda Archive

Xin Xin

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Xin Xin is a female giant panda born on 1990-07-01 at Chapultepec Zoo. She is recorded as studbook number 352 in the global giant panda breeding registry, and is one of the longest-lived captive giant pandas born outside of China. She is the offspring of Ying Ying and Bei Bei, two giant pandas transferred from China’s Wolong National Nature Reserve to Mexico for cooperative breeding research in the 1970s. Both parents contributed to the first successful captive giant panda breeding program in North America. Currently living at Chapultepec Zoo, he— correction— *she* participates in the Mexico-China collaborative giant panda conservation program focused on public education and species awareness outreach. She receives daily veterinary care and species-appropriate habitat management aligned with international giant panda welfare standards. As one of the most iconic resident animals of Chapultepec Zoo, this gentle giant panda draws millions of local and international visitors annually. She has become a cultural symbol of Mexico-China friendship, and her long survival in captive care outside her native range provides valuable data for global giant panda conservation management.