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Abao

阿宝

Life status
Living
Born
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Abao is a rescued giant panda from the wilds of the Qinling Mountains. He was found and rescued at Sujiagou Forest Farm in Taibai County, Shaanxi, in 2008 and was then taken into managed care as part of Shaanxi’s giant panda rescue and breeding program.

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Sex
Male
Current place
Qinling Four Treasures Science Park

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Timeline

7 recorded events

  1. Year only

    Born in Shaanxi

    Abao was born in Shaanxi in 2007.

    Shaanxi

  2. Year only

    Found and rescued in Taibai County

    Abao was found and rescued at Sujiagou Forest Farm under the Taibai County Forestry Bureau in Shaanxi in July 2008. He was then taken into Shaanxi’s giant panda rescue and breeding program.

    Sujiagou Forest Farm, Taibai County, Shaanxi

  3. Year only

    Moved to Chengdu for breeding

    Abao moved to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in March 2017 to take part in breeding.

    Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

  4. His son Jinbao was born

    Zhaomei gave birth to Abao’s son Jinbao at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding on August 9, 2019.

    Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

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  5. Year only

    Mated naturally with Zhaomei; daughter Jinxiao was later born

    Abao mated naturally with Zhaomei on April 19, 2021. Their daughter Jinxiao was born on July 23.

    Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

  6. Year only

    Returned to the Qinling Giant Panda Research Center

    Abao returned to the Qinling Giant Panda Research Center in Shaanxi in 2023.

    Qinling Giant Panda Research Center

  7. Suffered a minor ear injury during an interaction with Qizai

    On April 22, 2023, Abao’s ear was bitten while he and Qizai interacted through a barrier at Qinling Four Treasures Science Park. The park confirmed that the injury was minor; afterward, the rim of his ear gradually developed a distinctive heart-shaped outline.

    Qinling Four Treasures Science Park

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Places

Current place

Qinling Four Treasures Science Park

Read more about its time in different places in the Timeline.

Sources

These are sources related to this panda. Sources for individual events appear in the timeline; one source does not establish every detail.

  1. www.pandafoundation.cn

    Event source

    https://www.pandafoundation.cn/star/19/101/002/2021-04-10/846.html
  2. j.people.com.cn

    Event source

    https://j.people.com.cn/n3/2023/0425/c94638-20011004.html
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