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Guoguo
帼帼
- Life status
- Deceased
- Born
- Died
- The date is shown as recorded; its precision has not been confirmed
During the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, the pregnant Guoguo was trapped at Hetaoping Base in Wolong. Staff rescued her from the disaster site and transferred her to Ya’an. Not long after the earthquake, she safely gave birth to Pingping and An’an, making this post-earthquake period of motherhood one of the most distinctive chapters of her life.
- Sex
- Female
No photograph is available yet.
Timeline
7 recorded events
Born at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda
Guoguo was born at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda on September 14, 1996.
China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda
Trapped in the Wenchuan earthquake
Guoguo was trapped at Hetaoping Base in Wolong during the Wenchuan earthquake on May 12, 2008. Staff later rescued her and transferred her to Bifengxia Panda Base in Ya’an.
Hetaoping Base / Bifengxia Panda Base
Gave birth to twins Pingping and An’an
Guoguo gave birth to twins Pingping and An’an at Bifengxia Panda Base on July 6, 2008, the first pair of giant panda twins born at the center after the Wenchuan earthquake.
Bifengxia Panda Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda
Gave birth to the first giant panda cub of 2014
At 4:51 a.m. on May 26, 2014, Guoguo gave birth at Bifengxia Panda Base to the first giant panda cub born anywhere in the world that year.
Bifengxia Panda Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda
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Moved to Shanghai Wild Animal Park
Guoguo moved to Shanghai Wild Animal Park in 2016.
Shanghai Wild Animal Park
Gave birth to Huasheng
Guoguo gave birth to a female cub named Huasheng at Shanghai Wild Animal Park on July 9, 2016.
Shanghai Wild Animal Park
Died from acute pancreatitis complications
Guoguo died on December 26, 2016, from acute pancreatitis complicated by multiple-organ failure.
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Places
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Sources
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- www.shanghai.gov.cnhttps://www.shanghai.gov.cn/nw9820/20200906/0001-9820_380306.html
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- www.chinanews.comhttps://www.chinanews.com/sh/2014/05-26/6213800.shtml
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