Zhen Zhen

Zhen Zhen is a female giant panda born on 2007-08-03 at San Diego Zoo. Her studbook number is 696, and she has remained in healthy condition following her birth. She is the offspring of Gao Gao and Bai Yun. Both parents resided at San Diego Zoo at the time of her birth, part of a long-term collaborative giant panda conservation program between the United States and China. Currently living at China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, she participates in species survival breeding and public education initiatives focused on giant panda habitat protection. She was transferred to this facility in August 2008, shortly after her first birthday. Zhen Zhen displays typical foraging and climbing behaviors consistent with healthy adult giant pandas, and she serves as a prominent representative of successful cross-border conservation cooperation. Her life cycle supports ongoing research on captive giant panda adaptation to native habitats, contributing to evidence-based protection strategies for the vulnerable species.