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De De
得得
- Life status
- Living
- Born
De De’s name has a distinctly Hong Kong flavor: “De” conveys success and echoes the auspicious expression “everything works out,” while also sounding like the Chinese word for “virtue.” He is the younger brother in Hong Kong’s first pair of giant panda twins successfully bred and born locally on August 15, 2024; his elder sister is Jia Jia.
- Sex
- Male
- Current place
- Ocean Park Hong Kong
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Timeline
3 recorded events
Born at Ocean Park Hong Kong
De De was born at Ocean Park Hong Kong at 3:27 a.m. on August 15, 2024, weighing 112 grams. He and his twin sister Jia Jia became the first locally born giant panda twins in Hong Kong, one female and one male.
Ocean Park Hong Kong
Made his public debut with Jia Jia
At six months old, De De made his public debut with Jia Jia at Ocean Park Hong Kong’s Giant Panda Adventure on February 16, 2025.
Ocean Park Hong Kong
Officially named De De
De De received his official name on May 27, 2025, through a Hong Kong-wide naming competition.
Relationships
Siblings1
Places
Current place
Ocean Park Hong Kong
Read more about its time in different places in the Timeline.
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