Panda Archive

Yun Yan

云燕

Yun Yan is a female giant panda born on 2023-07-07 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. Her official studbook number is 1302, and she has remained in healthy condition since her birth. She is the offspring of Mei Lan and Tai Shan, two giant pandas with well-documented lineage records maintained by the national giant panda breeding registry. Both parents are long-term residents of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. Currently living at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, she participates in the center’s captive giant panda breeding and population sustainability program, which monitors early development metrics for juvenile pandas. Yun Yan displays typical juvenile giant panda behavioral traits, including frequent play activity and gradual weaning progress as of 2024. Her birth contributes to the genetic diversity of the captive giant panda population, a core component of global conservation efforts to protect the vulnerable species.