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MEET / 1383An individual life
Aobao
奥宝
- Life status
- Living
- Born
Aobao is easy to recognize by his slightly smaller, inward-set black eye patches. Public observations from Suzhou Taihu National Wetland Park describe him as lively and playful, highly food-motivated and especially fond of bamboo shoots. He and Mengxun are mixed-sex twins born on consecutive days, with Aobao born on July 18, 2022.
- Sex
- Male
- Studbook number
- 1383
- Current place
- Suzhou Taihu National Wetland Park
No photograph is available yet.
Timeline
3 recorded events
Born at Shenshuping Base
Aobao was born at Shenshuping Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda on July 18, 2022.
Shenshuping Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda
Moved to Suzhou Taihu National Wetland Park
Aobao moved to the Suzhou Taihu Giant Panda Science Education Pavilion at Suzhou Taihu National Wetland Park on September 17, 2025.
Suzhou Taihu National Wetland Park
Went on public display in Suzhou
Aobao went on public display for the first time at the Suzhou Taihu Giant Panda Science Education Pavilion on October 1, 2025, officially meeting visitors there.
Suzhou Taihu Giant Panda Science Education Pavilion
Relationships
Places
Current place
Suzhou Taihu National Wetland 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.
- www.suzhou.gov.cnhttps://www.suzhou.gov.cn/szsrmzf/mszx/202509/af457920ea4a462884dfed180a51acfa.shtml
Event source
- www.taihusd.comhttps://www.taihusd.com/57/
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- www.shobserver.comhttps://www.shobserver.com/wx/detail.do?id=993762
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- www.taihusd.comhttps://www.taihusd.com/51/23
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