Visit Panda in Chapultepec Zoo, Mexico City

16. Chapultepec Zoo, Mexico City

Has 3 giant pandas: Xiu Hua, Shuan Shuan & Xin Xin



Xiu Hua

Xiu Hua (female) was born on June 25, 1985 at the Chapultepec Zoo. Her mother is Ying Ying and her father is Pe Pe.





Shuan Shuan

Shuan Shuan (female) was born on June 15, 1987 at the Chapultepec Zoo. Her mother is Ying Ying and her father is Pe Pe. She went on a mating trip to Ling Ling at the Ueno Zoo, Tokyo, Japan from December 3, 2003 until September 26, 2005.






Xin Xin

Xin Xin (female) was born on July 1, 1990 at the Chapultepec Zoo. Her name means "hope" in Chinese. Her mother is Tohui and her father is Chia Chia.

History of Giant Pandas in Mexico City

Pe Pe & Ying Ying

Pe Pe (male) & Ying Ying (female) came to Mexico on September 10, 1975 as a goodwill gift from the Chinese government when vice-premier Chen Yuachi visited Mexico. They were the first giant panda couple outside of China to reproduce. Pe Pe died on July 20, 1988. Ying Ying died on January 29, 1989.

Xen Li

Xen Li (female) was born on August 10, 1980. Her mother is Ying Ying and her father is Pe Pe. It was the first time that a giant panda was born outside of China. Sadly, the cub died after only 8 days, when she was crushed by her mother on August 18, 1980.


Tohui

Tohui (female) was born on July 21, 1981 at the Chapultepec Zoo. Her mother is Ying Ying and her father is Pe Pe. She was the first giant panda born outside of China who survived and also the first giant panda born outside of China to reproduce. She died on November 16, 1993.


Liang Liang

Liang Liang (male) was born on June 22, 1983 at the Chapultepec Zoo. His mother is Ying Ying and her father is Pe Pe. He died on May 23, 1999.


Chia Chia

Chia Chia (male) was born approximately in 1972. He was a goodwill gift from the Chinese Government to the prime minister of England, Edward Heath. He arrived with Ching Ching at the London Zoo on September 14, 1974. After Ching Ching's death on June 20, 1985, Chia Chia stayed alone in London until 1988. He went on a breeding loan to Mexico City, to mate with Tohui. After a stop in Cincinatti, U.S.A., he arrived at the Chapultepec Zoo on November 30, 1988. He became the father of Xin Xin on July 1, 1990. Chia Chia died in Mexico on October 13, 1988.

Ling Ling

Ling Ling (male) was born on September 5, 1985 at the Beijing Zoo, China. In 1987 he went on a trip to the Bronx Zoo, New York, U.S.A. and to Busch Gardens, Tampa, U.S.A. On November 5, 1992 the Ueno Zoo, Tokyo, Japan became Ling Ling's new home. After his mate, Tong Tong, died he made three breeding trips to the Chapultepec Zoo to mate with their three females. He stayed in Mexico from January 29, 2000 unitil April 24, 2001, from November 12, 2001 until April 24, 2002 and from January 27, 2003 until April 26, 2003. On April 30, 2008 Ling Ling had an hart-attack and died at the Ueno Zoo.

Source : http://www.giantpandazoo.com/ChapultepecZoo.html

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Visit Panda in San Diego Zoo, California

15.San Diego Zoo, San Diego, California


We are celebrating the birthdays of pandas

Su Lin and Zhen Zhen on Monday, August 3.

Ice "cakes" will be offered to each panda girl at 9 a.m. Come watch the fun at the Zoo or here on the Panda Cam!





Panda webcam Live..

Which Panda Am I Seeing on Panda Cam?

Look for the "C" followed by a number in the lower left corner of the Panda Cam image. The number indicates the area of the Panda Station exhibit we are viewing (subject to change!):
• 1–3: Su Lin
• 4–7: Zhen Zhen
• 11, 15, 17, 27–29: Bai Yun
• 23; 30–32: Gao Gao
• 25: Den



The San Diego Zoo has had a love affair with giant pandas ever since two of the black-and-white bears came to visit in 1987. After years of red tape and tons of application paperwork, the Zoo and China agreed on a 12-year research loan of two giant pandas, Bai Yun and Shi Shi. A brand-new exhibit area was built for our panda guests, which has since been expanded and renovated and is now called the Giant Panda Research Station. Although we currently have four giant pandas, our facility can comfortably house up to six!


Bai Yun ("White Cloud")
Female
Born: September 7, 1991, Wolong Giant Panda Research Center, China
Arrived at San Diego Zoo: September 10, 1996
Weight in September 2008: 214 pounds (97 kilograms)

Bai Yun has given birth to four cubs since her arrival at the San Diego Zoo: Hua Mei, Mei Sheng, Su Lin, and our newest cub, Zhen Zhen, born August 3, 2007. But Bai Yun's own birth was unique as well: it marked the first successful birth of a giant panda at the Wolong Giant Panda Research Center in China.
Bai Yun is curious, unpredictable, and mischievous. She enjoys anything scented with cloves or pine, and men's cologne!


Gao Gao ("Big Big")

Male
Born: estimated 1990, in wild near China's Fengtongzhai Nature Reserve
Arrived at San Diego Zoo: January 15, 2003, on a research loan from China
Current weight: 168–174 pounds (76–79 kilograms)

Gao Gao’s life had a difficult beginning. An injured young Gao Gao (pronounced gow-gow) was found in March 1993, dehydrated and with the left side of his head bloody where nearly two-thirds of his ear had been torn away. He was taken to China’s Fengtongzhai Nature Reserve and nursed back to health.
Gao Gao is rambunctious, inquisitive, and alert, and loves the variety of bamboo he is offered at the Zoo—keepers say he is a bamboo-eating machine! Gao Gao is the father of Mei Sheng, Su Lin, and Zhen Zhen.


Su Lin ("A little bit of something very cute")

Female
Born: August 2, 2005, San Diego Zoo
Weight in September 2008: 161–165 pounds (73–75 kilograms)

Su Lin is the third panda to be born at the San Diego Zoo. Her parents are Bai Yun and Gao Gao. Following Chinese tradition, she was given her name at 100 days of age.
Now out on her own in the panda exhibit daily, Su Lin has grown into a confident panda. Watch her daily on Panda Cam!


Zhen Zhen ("Precious")

Gender: female
Born: August 3, 2007, San Diego Zoo
Weight on September 6, 2008: 45.8 pounds (20.8 kilograms)

Our newest panda cub is the fourth to be born at the San Diego Zoo. Her parents are Bai Yun and Gao Gao. The cub received her name on November 26, 2007, the results of an online naming poll. She is now a lively youngster; keepers say Zhen has nonstop energy and quite the independent streak!





*** Move In China ***

Hua Mei ("China/USA")

Female
Giant Panda
Born: August 21, 1999, San Diego Zoo
Arrived in China: February 2004

Hua Mei became the first giant panda born in the Western Hemisphere since 1990 when she was born at the San Diego Zoo in 1999. In 2004 she went to live at the Wolong Giant Panda Research Center in China, per stipulations of the Zoo's research loan with China.

In September 2004 Hua Mei gave birth to twins at the Wolong facility. She had another set of twins in August 2005 and yet another pair in July 2007, making her the mother of six!


Shi Shi ("Rock")

Male
Giant Panda
Born: estimated 1970s, in wild in China's Sichuan Province
Arrived at San Diego Zoo: September 1996
Returned to China: January 2003
Died: July 5, 2008

Shi Shi was born in the wild in China's Sichuan Province. In March 1992, he was critically wounded, probably from a fight with another male panda. He was rescued and taken to the Wolong Giant Panda Research Center. Because of his injuries, he was not able to be returned to the wild. Shi Shi came to the San Diego Zoo as part of a research loan. He provided us the opportunity to learn about caring for an older panda. Shi Shi fathered Hua Mei through artificial insemination. He returned to China where he lived out his final years at the Guangzhou Zoo. Shi Shi will be remembered fondly by all who knew him.


Mei Sheng ("Born in the USA" or "Beautiful Life")

Male
Born: August 19, 2003, San Diego Zoo
Moved to China: November 5, 2007

Mei Sheng is the second cub to be born at the San Diego Zoo. His mother is Bai Yun and his father is Gao Gao. During his time in San Diego he delighted visitors and Panda Cam viewers with his sweet and playful personality.
Mei Sheng moved to China at age four to be part of the giant panda breeding program.


Panda pictures

Fun facts

• The People's Republic of China sent two giant pandas, Basi and Yuan Yuan, to the San Diego Zoo for a 200-day loan in 1987. More than two million people were able to view the pandas during their stay.

• On August 21, 1999, Bai Yun gave birth to Hua Mei, the first giant panda born in North America to survive to adulthood. Millions of people around the world watched Hua Mei grow up via the Zoo's Panda Cam.

• In 1979, the Zoo began working with Chinese zoos to help many of China's endangered animals, including red pandas, takins, and Manchurian cranes.

• A panda narrator is at the panda's main viewing area daily to share the latest news and to answer guests' questions about the "bamboo bears."

• Bamboo is grown on Zoo grounds and at several off-grounds locations to supply the pandas with their daily meals.

• The San Diego Zoo has the largest number of giant pandas in the United States.

Source: http://www.sandiegozoo.org/

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Visit Panda in US National zoo

14.US National Zoo, Washington, D.C.

Meet Mei Xiang (F), Tian Tian (M), and Tai Shan (M)

Mei Xiang and Tian Tian are the National Zoo's second pair of giant pandas. Both were born at the China Research and Conservation Center for the Giant Panda in Wolong, Sichuan Province. They are together for most of the day. It can be hard to tell the adult giant pandas apart, but Mei Xiang and Tian Tian do have a few differences, which are described below.

Tian Tian (t-YEN t-YEN)

The male, was born on August 27, 1997.

His name means "more and more." Tian Tian has black "knee socks." The black band across his shoulders narrows in the middle. His eye patches are shaped like kidney beans, and he has two black dots across the bridge of his nose. In spring 2007, he weighed about 275 pounds.


Mei Xiang (may-SHONG)

The female, was born on July 22, 1998. Her name means "beautiful fragrance." She has black hip-high "stockings" extending up her hind legs, and the black band across her shoulders is wider in the middle than Tian's. Her eye patches are oval, and a pale black band runs across the bridge of her nose. In summer 2008, she weighed about 250 pounds.



Tai Shan (tie-SHON)

Was born early in the morning on July 9, 2005. He is Mei Xiang and Tian Tian's first offspring. At Tai Shan's first exam on August 2, we learned that the cub is a boy. He weighed 1.82 pounds and had a total body length of 12 inches. In June 2009, he weighed 205 pounds. See how he's grown.

Panda Live from US National Zoo.

Mei Xiang and Tian Tian Reunited - August 28, 2008




Tai Shan & Mei Xiang Eating "Boo" - January 07, 2007




Mei Xiang Vocalizing - US National Zoo 3/2/2007




Mei Xiang and Tian Tian fighting on the ground and in a tree



Tia Shan Wants To Play

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Visit Panda in Memphis zoo, Tennessee

13. Memphis Zoo, Memphis, Tennessee

Home of Ya Ya (F) and Le Le (M)


Ya Ya (F)
Birth date: August 3, 2000

Which means 'beautiful little girl'. She was born at the Beijing Zoo, Beijing, China. Arrived in Memphis along with her partner Le Le on April of 2003.She was hand raised as opposed to being raised by her mother. Ya Ya is considered by her keepers to be a regular ham, loves attention and is very vocal in expressing herself when she wants something. Her ears are rather pointed at the top and the fur does not grow right up to the area around her eyes leaving a small ring of dark skin.


Le Le the male giant panda
Birth date: July 18, 1998

Le Le is pronounced as luh luh and means 'happy happy'. He was born in the Chonqguing Zoo, Chongquing, China. Le Le was mother raised. He is very playful around his keepers, but for the most part his favorite past time is eating bamboo. He has a very round face, with round ears.Both pandas were quarantined for several weeks upon arriving at the Memphis zoo.

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