Panda Archive

Yu Ai

渝爱

Yu Ai is a female giant panda born on 22 July 2022 at Chongqing Zoo. Her studbook number is 1336, and this birth is recorded in the international giant panda studbook maintained for coordinated captive breeding management across global facilities. She is the offspring of Ling Ao, studbook 1022, and Ya Er, studbook 968. Both of her parents are captive-bred giant pandas housed at Chongqing Zoo, and they are part of China’s national captive giant panda breeding program. Currently living at Chongqing Zoo, she participates in the facility’s public education and captive breeding conservation initiatives. Chongqing Zoo is a major public zoological garden in southwest China that has hosted and bred giant pandas for more than 60 years, contributing to regional conservation outreach. As a young captive giant panda, Yu Ai draws consistent public attention for her playful, curious temperament, and is featured regularly in Chinese social media and local cultural content. Her presence supports Chongqing Zoo’s efforts to educate visitors on giant panda ecology and the importance of giant panda habitat conservation in China’s Qinling and Minshan mountain ranges.