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Yi Bao
依宝
alive male
Born August 1, 2006
Yi Bao (依宝), studbook #661, is a male giant panda rescued from Baoxing County, Sichuan in December 2006 after being abandoned by his mother in the wild. He was named at the 2007 Wolong naming ceremony for 18 rescued cubs. Known for his wide round mouth and solitary personality, he is the maternal grandfather of Katyusha (喀秋莎) — the first panda born in Russia.
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Birth date
August 1, 2006
Birth place
Wild (Sichuan)
Current location
China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda
Status
Alive
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Yi Bao (依宝), studbook #661, is a male giant panda rescued from Baoxing County, Sichuan in December 2006 after being abandoned by his mother in the wild. He was named at the 2007 Wolong naming ceremony for 18 rescued cubs. Known for his wide round mouth and solitary personality, he is the maternal grandfather of Katyusha (喀秋莎) — the first panda born in Russia.
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Yi Bao (Chinese: 依宝, studbook number 661) is a male giant panda rescued from the wild of Baoxing County, Sichuan Province. He was found abandoned by his mother and brought into human care in December 2006, making him one of the many wild-born pandas rescued and integrated into the captive breeding program.
Rescue Story
Yi Bao was born in the wild in approximately August 2006 in the mountain forests of Baoxing County — the same county where the giant panda was first scientifically described by Père David in 1869.
On December 8, 2006, he was found alone, abandoned by his mother and unable to survive on his own. His estimated 1-day-old weight was 128.6 grams. On December 10, 2006, rescue teams brought him to the CCRCGP Hetaoping Base in Wolong for emergency care.
Naming
On February 10, 2007, the Wolong China Conservation and Research Center held a special naming ceremony for 18 panda cubs born or rescued in 2006. At the ceremony, Yi Bao — then weighing 7.6 kg — was officially given his name “依宝” (Yi Bao).
Personality and Appearance
Yi Bao is distinguished by his wide, round mouth (嘴宽而圆) — a feature keepers note as one of his most recognizable traits. His personality is described as solitary and quiet — he prefers his own company and is not as social as many other pandas. He also loves to sleep and is known to be a heavy sleeper.
Legacy
Grandfather of Russia’s First Panda
Yi Bao’s daughter Ding Ding (丁丁, studbook 1087) was sent to Moscow Zoo in 2019 alongside Ru Yi (如意). On August 24, 2023, Ding Ding gave birth to Katyusha (喀秋莎) — the first giant panda ever born in Russia. This makes Yi Bao the maternal great-grandfather (外祖父) of Katyusha, connecting a wild-rescued Baoxing panda to one of the most celebrated panda births in modern history.
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