Eimei

Eimei is a male giant panda born on 1992-09-14 at Beijing Zoo. He holds studbook number 384, and is one of the longest-lived captive male giant pandas recorded globally. He passed away in 2023 at the age of 30, far exceeding the average life expectancy for captive giant pandas. He is the offspring of Yong Ling and Hong Hong. Both of his parents were wild-born giant pandas captured from the Qinling Mountains before being brought into captive breeding programs in China. Currently living at Adventure World, he participates in the Sino-Japanese giant panda cooperative conservation breeding program. For more than 28 years, he resided at this leisure and conservation facility in Shirahama, Wakayama, Japan, where he contributed to public education about giant panda ecology. As a prolific breeding sire, Eimei sired more than 10 giant panda cubs that grew to adulthood, strengthening the genetic diversity of the global captive giant panda population. He became a major cultural attraction for Adventure World, drawing millions of visitors to learn about giant panda conservation, and supported international collaborative efforts to protect the species.