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Ueno Zoo

zoo Tokyo, Japan

Ueno Zoo, located in Taito Ward, Tokyo, is Japan’s oldest operating zoological park, housing over 2,600 individual animals representing 450+ species including *Ailuropoda melanoleuca* (giant panda), *Gorilla gorilla gorilla* (western lowland gorilla), *Panthera tigris altaica* (Siberian tiger), and *Grus japonensis* (red-crowned crane). It operates under the governance of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Environment, holds full accreditation from the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums (JAZA) and World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA

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Panda conservation location

Place Statistics

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Total Pandas Hosted

9

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Currently Living

9

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First Arrival

2009

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Births Recorded

3

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International Transfers

2

Panda Residents

Currently at Ueno Zoo

9 pandas

Lei Lei

蕾蕾

Alive
4 years old
Ueno Zoo

Lei Lei is a female giant panda born on 2021-06-23 at Ueno Zoo. She is registered as studbook number 1301 in the global ...

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Ri Ri

力力

Alive
17 years old
Ueno Zoo

Ri Ri is a male giant panda born on 2008-07-21 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. The Chengdu Researc...

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Ri Ri

力力

Alive
20 years old
Ueno Zoo

Ri Ri is a male giant panda born on 2005-08-10 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. He is ...

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Ri Ri

力力

Alive
20 years old
Ueno Zoo

Ri Ri is a male giant panda born on August 16, 2005 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. ...

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Shin Shin

真真

Alive
17 years old
Ueno Zoo

Shin Shin is a female giant panda born on 2008-07-21 at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. She is registered...

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Shin Shin

真真

Alive
19 years old
Ueno Zoo

Shin Shin is a female giant panda born on 2006-06-10 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. ...

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Born at Ueno Zoo

3 pandas

Lei Lei

蕾蕾

Alive
4 years old
Ueno Zoo

Lei Lei is a female giant panda born on 2021-06-23 at Ueno Zoo. She is registered as studbook number 1301 in the global ...

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Xiao Xiao

晓晓

Alive
4 years old
Ueno Zoo

Xiao Xiao is a male giant panda born on 2021-06-23 at Ueno Zoo. He is registered under studbook number 1300 in the inter...

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You You

优优

Alive
4 years old
Ueno Zoo

You You is a female giant panda born on 2021-08-16 at Ueno Zoo. She is registered under studbook number 1128 in the inte...

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Timeline at Ueno Zoo

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2021
Aug 16

Birth of Sha Sha

Sha Sha was born at ueno_zoo.

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2021
Aug 16

Birth of You You

You You was born at ueno_zoo.

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2021
Jun 23

Birth of Lei Lei

Lei Lei was born at ueno_zoo.

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2021
Jun 23

Birth of Xiao Xiao

Xiao Xiao was born at ueno_zoo.

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2017
Jun 12

Birth of Xiang Xiang

Xiang Xiang was born at ueno_zoo.

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2009
Jul 21

Ri Ri transferred to ueno_zoo

Ri Ri moved to ueno_zoo.

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2009
Jul 21

Shin Shin transferred to ueno_zoo

Shin Shin moved to ueno_zoo.

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Coordinates: 35.7161° N, 139.7711° E

About Ueno Zoo

Ueno Zoo, located in Taito Ward, Tokyo, is Japan’s oldest operating zoological park, housing over 2,600 individual animals representing 450+ species including *Ailuropoda melanoleuca* (giant panda), *Gorilla gorilla gorilla* (western lowland gorilla), *Panthera tigris altaica* (Siberian tiger), and *Grus japonensis* (red-crowned crane). It operates under the governance of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Environment, holds full accreditation from the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums (JAZA) and World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA