Panda Archive

Yuan Dudu

圆嘟嘟

Yuan Dudu is a female giant panda born on 2021-08-02 at Beauval Zoo. She is registered under studbook number 1289 in the international giant panda studbook system, which tracks the captive population of the species globally. She is the offspring of Yuan Zi and Huan Huan. Both of her parents are giant pandas on long-term loan from China to Beauval Zoo as part of a collaborative conservation program. Currently living at Beauval Zoo, France, she participates in the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria’s giant panda conservation breeding program. The program aims to maintain a healthy, genetically diverse captive population of giant pandas for potential future reintroduction support. As a subadult giant panda, Yuan Dudu displays typical species traits including selective feeding on bamboo and extended daily resting periods. She is a major public attraction for Beauval Zoo, raising widespread public awareness of giant panda conservation. Her birth marks a successful outcome of international collaborative conservation work for the vulnerable species.