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Xue Bao
雪宝
alive male
Born October 4, 2017
Xue Bao (雪宝, #1117) is a male giant panda born October 4, 2017 at Shanghai Wild Animal Park — the viral "hands-on-hips" (叉腰) panda. Sire: Wu Yang (武阳); dam: Si Xue (思雪, #625). He still lives at Shanghai Wild Animal Park.
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Birth date
October 4, 2017
Birth place
Shanghai Wildlife Park
Current location
Shanghai Wildlife Park
Status
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Xue Bao (雪宝, #1117) is a male giant panda born October 4, 2017 at Shanghai Wild Animal Park — the viral "hands-on-hips" (叉腰) panda. Sire: Wu Yang (武阳); dam: Si Xue (思雪, #625). He still lives at Shanghai Wild Animal Park.
⚠️ Number correction (2026-09): This page previously carried #1325 with unsourced parentage (“Guibao and Xinuo”) on a template stub — corrected to #1117 per Baidu Baike’s Xue Bao entry (very high credibility).
Basic Profile
Xue Bao (Chinese: 雪宝, “snow treasure”), studbook number 1117, is a male giant panda born on October 4, 2017 at Shanghai Wild Animal Park (上海野生动物园).
His father is Wu Yang (武阳) and his mother is Si Xue (思雪, studbook 625).
The “Hands-on-Hips” Panda (叉腰熊)
Xue Bao went viral for his signature hands-on-hips (“叉腰”) standing pose — front paws planted on his hips, chin up, an attitude fans read as sassy defiance. Clips of the pose made him one of Shanghai’s most recognizable resident pandas and a recurring social-media favorite.
Life Journey
- 2017-10-04: Born at Shanghai Wild Animal Park (sire Wu Yang, dam Si Xue #625).
- Present: Continues to reside at Shanghai Wild Animal Park, where he is a popular public-education ambassador.
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