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Yun Chuan

云川

Yun Chuan is a male giant panda born on 2019-07-01 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. His official studbook number is 1183, and he is recorded as a healthy living individual in global giant panda breeding registries. He is the offspring of giant panda Lan Bao and giant panda Cao Cao. Both of his parents are part of the core breeding population managed by the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda to maintain species genetic diversity. Currently living at San Diego Zoo, he participates in the long-term Sino-U.S. giant panda cooperative conservation and research program. This program facilitates cross-border data sharing on giant panda physiology, feeding habits, and breeding patterns. Yun Chuan exhibits characteristic giant panda foraging behaviors, spending roughly 12 hours per day consuming bamboo and bamboo-derived feeds. He serves as a public educational ambassador for giant panda conservation, drawing visitor attention to habitat protection efforts for the species in the Minshan and Qionglai mountain ranges of southwestern China. His presence at San Diego Zoo also supports ongoing research into adaptive care for giant pandas living outside their native range.