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GIANT PANDAS

The Zoo is especially famous for its three female Giant Panda s, Xiu Hua, Shuan Shuan and Xin Xin.


Pandas


  • ''Pe Pe'' and ''Ying Ying'' were a mated pair of Giant Pandas donated to the Zoo by the Chinese government in September 1975. They both died in 1989.

  • ''Xengli'' was born on August 1980, but dies after 9 days. This was the first giant panda to be born in captivity outside China.

  • ''Tohui'' was born on July 21, 1981. She was the first giant panda to be born outside China ''and'' stay alive.

  • ''Liang Liang'' was born 22 June 1983 .

  • ''Xiu Hua'' was born in the Zoo on 25 June 1985 ; her parents were Ying Ying (mother) and Pe Pe (father).

  • ''Shuan Shuan'' was born in the Zoo on 15 June 1987 . She is a sibling to Xiu Hua.

  • ''Xin Xin'' ("hope" in Chinese) was conceived via Artificial Insemination and was born in the Zoo on 1 July 1990 . Her mother is Tohui (she died 16 November 1993 ) and her father is Chia Chia from the London Zoo .



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