Lun Lun

Lun Lun is a female giant panda born on 1997-08-28 at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. As a captive-born giant panda, she holds studbook number 432 in the global captive giant panda registry, and was transferred to her current location in 1999 as part of a cooperative giant panda conservation program. She is the offspring of Pan Pan and Ya Ya, both registered captive giant pandas managed by the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. Her lineage is part of the managed genetic diversity program for captive giant pandas, designed to support long-term population health for the species. Currently living at Atlanta Zoo in Atlanta, Georgia, the United States, she participates in the international cooperative breeding program for giant panda conservation. This program is a joint initiative between Chinese wildlife conservation institutions and North American zoos to advance research on giant panda biology and public education about the species. As a giant panda, Lun Lun displays the species-typical behavior of feeding primarily on bamboo, and has become a well-visited animal attraction that raises public awareness of giant panda conservation. Her multiple surviving offspring contribute to the genetic diversity of the global captive giant panda population, supporting ongoing recovery efforts for the species that was previously listed as Endangered by the IUCN.