Eryatou

Eryatou is a female giant panda born on 1993-09-19 at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. She is registered as studbook number 401 in the global giant panda breeding registry, and is one of the older living captive giant pandas in China. She is the offspring of Baoxiong and Yadi. Both of her parents were wild-born giant pandas that were rescued by conservation teams and brought to Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding to receive care. Currently living at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, she participates in the captive giant panda public education and research programs run by the institution. As a long-term resident, she supports ongoing studies of giant panda aging and captive welfare. As a mature wild-born lineage giant panda, Eryatou exhibits typical foraging and resting behaviors, spending most of her day feeding on bamboo and resting in shaded enclosures. She is a popular attraction for domestic and international visitors to the Chengdu base, and contributes to the genetic diversity of the captive giant panda population, which supports long-term conservation goals for the species.