Panda Archive

Yuan Bao

圆宝

Yuan Bao is a female giant panda born on 2020-06-28 at Taipei Zoo. Her studbook number is 1264, and she is recorded in the international giant panda studbook maintained for global captive population management. She is the offspring of Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan. Tuan Tuan (studbook 587) and Yuan Yuan (studbook 588) were gifted by mainland China to Taiwan in 2008 as a gesture of cross-strait cultural exchange. Currently living at Taipei Zoo, she participates in the zoo’s public education programs for giant panda conservation. The zoo uses her public presence to teach visitors about the ecological needs and protection status of wild giant panda populations. As a popular captive giant panda, Yuan Bao draws large numbers of local and international visitors to Taipei Zoo annually. She displays typical giant panda behavioral traits, including spending most of her day foraging on bamboo and resting. Her existence supports public engagement with giant panda conservation, reinforcing collaborative efforts across regions to protect the species and its native mountain forest habitat in central China.