Panda Archive

Yin He

银荷

Yin He is a female giant panda born on 2013-07-30 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. She is registered in the international giant panda studbook under number 862, and remains alive as of the most recent official records. This center, based in Sichuan Province, China, is the world’s leading facility for giant panda captive breeding and research. She is the offspring of giant pandas Bing Bang (studbook 730) and Xi Mei (studbook 724), both resident captive-bred giant pandas at the China Conservation and Research Center. Her lineage is part of the center’s managed breeding program designed to maintain genetic diversity in the captive giant panda population. Currently living at the China Conservation and Research Center, she participates in the facility’s long-term giant panda behavioral observation and captive population management programs. Researchers at the center collect regular data on her feeding, activity, and social interaction patterns to inform broader giant panda conservation research. As a healthy adult female captive giant panda, Yin He demonstrates typical foraging traits of the species, spending over 10 hours daily consuming bamboo. She is occasionally featured in official educational materials from the China Conservation and Research Center, supporting public outreach about giant panda protection. Her participation in the managed breeding program contributes to the ongoing genetic stability of the captive giant panda population, which supports reintroduction efforts for the vulnerable species.