Mei Sheng

Mei Sheng is a male giant panda born on 2003-08-03 at San Diego Zoo. This individual giant panda holds studbook number 567 in the global Giant Panda Studbook system, which tracks the genetics and life history of all captive giant pandas worldwide. He is the offspring of Bai Yun and Gao Gao, two adult giant pandas that were on long-term loan from China to San Diego Zoo for research and conservation purposes. Both of his parents are registered in the global giant panda studbook with numbers 371 and 415 respectively. Currently living at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Sichuan, he participates in the center’s captive breeding program that aims to maintain genetic diversity for the species. The center coordinates the management of all captive giant pandas in China to support long-term species survival. As one of the first giant pandas born in the United States to be repatriated to China, Mei Sheng draws public interest in cross-border giant panda conservation cooperation. He displays typical giant panda behavioral traits, including spending most of his day feeding on bamboo and resting. His life history highlights the success of international collaborative conservation efforts for this vulnerable species.