Zhu Yu

Zhu Yu is a female giant panda born on 2019-07-21 at China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. Her official studbook number is 1194, and she has remained in good health since birth. She is the offspring of the male giant panda with studbook number 1015 and mother Ying Bin. Her lineage is formally documented in the global giant panda breeding registry maintained by Chinese conservation authorities. Currently living at Zoo Aquarium de Madrid, she participates in the Sino-Spanish giant panda international cooperative breeding program. She was transferred to this location on her first birthday, 2020-07-21, as part of a long-term species conservation partnership. Zhu Yu exhibits typical giant panda foraging behaviors, spending an average of 12 hours per day feeding on bamboo shoots and specially formulated panda cakes. She is a popular educational attraction at Zoo Aquarium de Madrid, helping raise public awareness of giant panda habitat loss and supporting international conservation funding for wild populations in Sichuan, China.