Shin Shin

Shin Shin is a female giant panda born on 2008-07-21 at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. She is registered under studbook number 1022 in the global giant panda breeding registry, and is recognized as a healthy adult individual by international giant panda conservation coordination groups. She is the offspring of Bing Bing and Hua Hua. Both of her parents are captive-bred giant pandas housed at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, with registered studbook numbers 1019 and 1020 respectively. Currently living at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, Japan, he participates in the coordinated captive breeding program for giant pandas run by the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. The program supports global public education about giant panda ecology and advances collaborative research on the species’ captive breeding and habitat protection. As a high-profile giant panda at one of Japan’s most visited urban zoos, Shin Shin draws millions of annual visitors and boosts public awareness of endangered species conservation. She displays typical giant panda foraging behaviors, spending most of her day consuming bamboo and resting. Her presence supports international cooperative conservation efforts that have helped downgrade the giant panda’s IUCN Red List status from Endangered to Vulnerable.