Meihin

Meihin is a male giant panda born on December 23, 2006 at Adventure World, Shirahama. He carries studbook number 662, the official global identification record for captive-bred giant pandas maintained by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. He is the offspring of Yongming (studbook 384) and Meimei (studbook 480). Both of his parents are captive-bred giant pandas originally from Sichuan, China, that were housed at Adventure World as part of a long-term research partnership. Currently living at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Wolong, Sichuan, he participates in the center’s captive breeding program for the endangered species. This program supports genetic diversity management for the global giant panda population. As a male giant panda born outside of China and repatriated to his species’ native range, Meihin has helped advance cross-border collaboration on giant panda conservation. He displays typical wild-derived foraging behaviors, consuming approximately 15 kilograms of bamboo daily, and draws public interest to global giant panda conservation efforts.