Shui Xiu

Shui Xiu is a female giant panda born on 2014-07-26 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. She is registered in the global giant panda studbook under the number 900, and is recognized as a captive-bred individual of the species Ailuropoda melanoleuca. She is the offspring of Tiantian (studbook number 432) and Caocao (studbook number 685), both adult giant pandas housed at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. Her lineage is fully documented in the species’ centralized studbook maintained for coordinated captive breeding management. Currently living at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Wenchuan, Sichuan, she participates in the center’s coordinated captive breeding program for endangered giant pandas. The program aims to maintain genetic diversity within the captive population and support future reintroduction efforts for wild giant panda populations. As a healthy, fertile adult female, Shui Xiu contributes genetically to the captive giant panda population, which supports broader species recovery efforts across China’s Qinling and Minshan mountain ranges. Giant pandas like Shui Xiu serve as global symbols of biodiversity conservation, drawing public attention to habitat protection for endemic Chinese wildlife. Her captivity supports research into giant panda reproductive biology that improves outcomes for the entire species.