Meng Yuan

Meng Yuan is a male giant panda born on 2019-08-31 at Berlin Zoo. He holds studbook number 1261 in the global giant panda breeding registry, and is one of several giant pandas born to a pair of loaned breeding individuals outside of China. He is the offspring of Jiao Qing and Meng Meng, two adult giant pandas sent from China to Germany on a long-term conservation breeding agreement. Both of his parents are registered, genetically valuable individuals managed by the international giant panda conservation program. Currently living at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, he participates in coordinated captive breeding and public education initiatives for giant panda conservation. This follows the standard protocol for young giant pandas born overseas, which return to China to contribute to the species’ coordinated breeding plan. As a young adult male giant panda, he displays typical species traits including consuming bamboo for most of his daily diet and engaging in scent-marking behavior. He draws public attention to giant panda conservation, supporting the work of the Chengdu Research Base in connecting global audiences to threatened endemic species in China.