Ou Hin

Ou Hin is a female giant panda born on 2014-12-02 at Adventure World, Shirahama. Adventure World is a zoo and amusement park located in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, that has hosted giant panda research and public display programs since the 1990s. This individual is recorded as studbook number 930 in the international giant panda studbook managed by the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. She is the offspring of Yong Ming and Mei Mei. Yong Ming, studbook number 390, and Mei Mei, studbook number 515, are both captive-bred giant pandas that resided at Adventure World during Ou Hin’s birth. Both parent giant pandas have been part of the collaborative giant panda conservation program between Japan and China. Currently living at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Chengdu, she participates in the base’s captive giant panda breeding and public education programs. The Chengdu Base is a leading conservation institution dedicated to giant panda protection, captive breeding, and habitat restoration research in Sichuan Province, China. As a captive-bred giant panda, Ou Hin displays the species-characteristic herbivorous diet, feeding primarily on bamboo. She is a popular subject for public visitor engagement at the Chengdu Base, helping raise global public awareness of giant panda conservation. Her transfer back to China supports genetic diversity management for the captive giant panda population, a core component of long-term giant panda conservation strategy.