Er Shun

Er Shun is a female giant panda born on September 1 2003 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. She is registered under studbook number 646 in the global giant panda studbook system, which tracks individual giant pandas for coordinated conservation management. The China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, based in Sichuan Province, is the world’s leading institution dedicated to giant panda breeding and protection. She is the offspring of Pan Pan (studbook 393) and Tang Tang (studbook 402). Pan Pan was a renowned male giant panda, recognized for siring hundreds of descendants across captive breeding programs globally. Tang Tang was a healthy captive-bred female giant panda who contributed multiple offspring to the center’s breeding population. Currently living at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Sichuan, he participates in the center’s captive breeding program and public education initiatives. The program focuses on maintaining genetically diverse captive populations, with the long-term goal of supporting potential reintroduction of giant pandas into protected wild habitats. Er Shun also contributes to research on giant panda behavior and dietary ecology. As a mature female giant panda with a well-documented genetic lineage, Er Shun exhibits the species’ characteristic reliance on bamboo, spending up to 14 hours daily foraging. She is one of many captive giant pandas featured in conservation outreach that raises global awareness of giant panda protection. Her lineage contributes valuable genetic diversity to the captive population, supporting ongoing conservation efforts that have helped downgrade giant pandas from endangered to vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.