Shin Shin

Shin Shin is a female giant panda born on 2006-06-10 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. Her international studbook number is 474, and she has been recorded in global giant panda breeding coordination databases since her birth. She is the offspring of Pan Pan (studbook 397) and Tang Mu (studbook 446). Both of her parents are registered captive-bred giant pandas maintained at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. Currently living at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, Japan, she participates in the global captive giant panda cooperative breeding program. This program is managed to maintain genetic diversity of the species and support public education about giant panda conservation. As a long-term resident giant panda at a high-traffic urban zoo, Shin Shin draws millions of visitors annually, boosting public awareness of threatened species in Japan. She has successfully given birth to three cubs while at Ueno Zoo, contributing to the captive breeding population of the species. Giant pandas remain classified as vulnerable by the IUCN, and captive programs like the one Shin Shin participates in support long-term species survival and habitat conservation efforts in native giant panda ranges in China.