Yun Chuan

Yun Chuan is a male giant panda born on 2016-08-09 at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. His official studbook number is 1195, and he remains in alive status as of current records. He is the offspring of the giant panda with studbook number 1001 and the giant panda with studbook number 859. No publicly registered common names are documented for his parental individuals in official breeding records. Currently living at San Diego Zoo, he participates in the Sino-U.S. giant panda cooperative conservation program. He was transferred to this facility on 2017-08-09, following the standardized international panda loan protocol established by Chinese conservation authorities. Yun Chuan displays typical giant panda feeding behaviors, consuming approximately 12 to 16 kilograms of bamboo daily. His residence at San Diego Zoo facilitates public education about giant panda habitat threats in the Minshan and Qionglai mountain ranges of Sichuan, China, and supports collaborative research on captive panda reproductive health to boost the species' long-term population viability.