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Chia Chia

佳佳

Life status
Deceased
Born
Year only
Died
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Sex
Male
Studbook number
141

No photograph is available yet.

Timeline

5 recorded events

  1. Year only

    Arrived at London Zoo

    Arrived at London Zoo in September 1974 as one of the giant pandas presented to the United Kingdom by China.

    3 event sources
    pandapia.comwww.forestry.gov.cnwww.theguardian.com
  2. Year only

    Traveled to the United States for breeding cooperation

    Traveled to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington in 1981 for breeding cooperation. After the attempt was unsuccessful, he returned to London Zoo.

    www.washingtonpost.comzsl-archive.maxarchiveservices.co.uk
  3. Year only

    Traveled to Cincinnati and Mexico City

    Traveled to Cincinnati Zoo for a short stay in September 1988, then moved to Chapultepec Zoo in Mexico City in late November to take part in breeding cooperation.

    3 event sources
    www.wlwt.comwww.latimes.comwww.caymancompass.com

  4. Fathered Xin Xin with Tohui

    Xin Xin, the cub produced by Chia Chia and Tohui, was born at Chapultepec Zoo on July 1, 1990.

    www.forestry.gov.cnwww.sedema.cdmx.gob.mx

  5. Died at Chapultepec Zoo

    Died at Chapultepec Zoo on October 13, 1991.

    www.bxftz.comwww.forestry.gov.cn

Relationships

Offspring1

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Places

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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. pandapia.com

    Event source

    https://pandapia.com/panda/view.html?id=NTMw
  2. www.forestry.gov.cn

    Event source

    https://www.forestry.gov.cn/c/www/zhzs/630726.jhtml
  3. www.theguardian.com

    Event source

    https://www.theguardian.com/gnmeducationcentre/2018/sep/04/ching-ching-and-chia-chia-london-zoos-giant-pandas
  4. www.washingtonpost.com

    Event source

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/11/01/panda-history-national-zoo-timeline/
  5. zsl-archive.maxarchiveservices.co.uk

    Event source

    https://zsl-archive.maxarchiveservices.co.uk/index.php/chia-chia-the-giant-panda
  6. www.wlwt.com

    Event source

    https://www.wlwt.com/article/chia-chia-giant-panda-cincinnati-zoo-archives-arrival/61818454
  7. www.latimes.com

    Event source

    https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-09-04-mn-1985-story.html
  8. www.caymancompass.com

    Event source

    https://www.caymancompass.com/1988/12/02/panda-ring-to-a-panda
  9. www.sedema.cdmx.gob.mx

    Event source

    https://www.sedema.cdmx.gob.mx/comunicacion/nota/celebran-capitalinos-los-33-anos-de-vida-de-xin-xin-la-panda-gigante-del-zoologico-de-chapultepec
  10. www.bxftz.com

    Event source

    https://www.bxftz.com/news/ftz_03/2024724/146.html
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