Panda Archive

Yuan Yuan

元元

Yuan Yuan is a male giant panda born on 2024-01-01 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. His official studbook number is 1416, and he is confirmed to be in healthy, alive condition as of current records. He is the offspring of father Lu Lu and mother Xi Mei. Both parents are part of the center’s established giant panda breeding program, with documented lineage in the national panda studbook registry. Currently living at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, he participates in the center’s captive breeding and juvenile giant panda development monitoring program. The program collects standardized physiological and behavioral data to support species management efforts. Yuan Yuan exhibits typical juvenile giant panda exploratory behavior, regularly interacting with enrichment objects in his enclosure and nursing consistently from his mother. His birth contributes to the genetically diverse captive population of giant pandas, supporting long-term conservation goals for the vulnerable species.