Er Shun

Er Shun is a female giant panda born on 2007-08-10 at Chongqing Zoo. She is registered under studbook number 677 in the global giant panda studbook system, which tracks captive populations of the species across all holding facilities. She is the offspring of Bang Bang, studbook number 466, and Yalao, studbook number 487. Her lineage is documented as part of the coordinated captive breeding program managed by the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. Currently living at Chongqing Zoo, she participates in the site’s public education and captive breeding programs for giant pandas. Chongqing Zoo, located in Chongqing, China, is one of the oldest captive giant panda holding institutions in the country. As a long-term captive breeding participant, Er Shun demonstrates gentle foraging and resting behaviors that draw consistent public interest. She contributes to public awareness of giant panda conservation, and supports the maintenance of genetically diverse captive giant panda populations, which support ongoing species recovery efforts in China’s Qinling and Minshan mountain ranges.