Panda Archive

Yue Xing Second

月星

Yue Xing Second is a female giant panda born on 2023-09-30 at Qinling Four Rare Animals Science Park. Her official studbook number is 1375, and she remains in active health monitoring as a juvenile individual of her species. She is the offspring of male giant panda Qin Qin and female giant panda Xing Xing, both long-term residents of the Qinling Four Rare Animals Science Park captive breeding program for the species. Currently living at Qinling Four Rare Animals Science Park, she participates in the park’s giant panda ex situ conservation initiative, which supports population recovery efforts for the vulnerable Qinling giant panda subspecies endemic to Shaanxi Province, China. Yue Xing Second displays typical juvenile giant panda exploratory behavior, regularly interacting with enrichment objects and learning foraging skills from her mother. She has been featured in the park’s public science education content, raising public awareness of giant panda habitat protection and supporting long-term in situ conservation work in the Qinling Mountains.