Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Mei Xiang (Chinese 美香 Měi Xiāng [mèiɕjɑ́ŋ] "beautiful fragrance") is a female giant panda who lived at the National Zoo in Washington D.C. Mei Xiang has given birth to seven cubs, all at the National Zoo and fathered by Tian Tian. Four of her cubs have survived to adulthood. Mei Xiang's most recent cub is a male, named Xiao Qi Ji ...
Tai Shan (Chinese: 泰山; pinyin: Tài Shān, pronounced [tʰâiʂán], also known as Butterstick after birth and before naming) [1] is a giant panda born at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., on July 9, 2005. [2] He is the first panda cub born at the National Zoo to survive for more than a few days. He is the oldest brother of Bao Bao, Bei ...
Hua Hua (giant panda) He Hua (Chinese: 和花; pinyin: Héhuā), most commonly known as Hua Hua (Chinese: 花花; pinyin: Huāhuā) is a female giant panda who was born at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, Sichuan, on July 4, 2020. [1] She is considered one of China's "celebrity pandas", with her gaining popularity ...
The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), also known as the panda bear or simply panda, is a bear species endemic to China. It is characterised by its white coat with black patches around the eyes, ears, legs and shoulders. Its body is rotund; adult individuals weigh 100 to 115 kg (220 to 254 lb) and are typically 1.2 to 1.9 m (3 ft 11 in to 6 ...
Jia Yueyue (Chinese: 加悅悅, lit. 'Canadian Joy') and Jia Panpan ( 加盼盼, lit. 'Canadian Hope') are twin giant pandas ( Ailuropoda melanoleuca) born at the Toronto Zoo on 13 October 2015, to mother, Er Shun and father, Da Mao. They were the first giant pandas to be born in Canada, and only the second giant panda twins to survive the ...
This is a partial list of giant pandas, both alive and deceased.The giant panda is a conservation-reliant vulnerable species. [1] Wild population estimates vary; one estimate shows that there are about 1,590 individuals living in the wild, [2] while a 2006 study via DNA analysis estimated that this figure could be as high as 2,000 to 3,000.
Mei Lan (simplified Chinese: 美兰; traditional Chinese: 美蘭; meaning: "American Orchid" or "Beautiful Orchid") is a male giant panda. He was born at Zoo Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia on September 6, 2006, after his mother's, Lun Lun, record-setting 35-hour labor. [1] Originally identified by zoo staffers as female, Mei Lan was determined to ...
The wild giant panda population in China is no longer endangered, with a population in the wild exceeding 1,800 according to the fourth wild giant panda population investigation. [35] Around 75% of these pandas are found in Sichuan province, inhabiting 49 counties across Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu provinces within a habitat area of 2.58 ...