Jinzhu

锦竹

Life status: Deceased
Born: August 12, 1996
Died: October 14, 2014The date is shown as recorded; its precision has not been confirmed

Jinzhu took part in giant panda breeding cooperation at Kobe Oji Zoo in Japan and returned to China at the end of 2002 because of an abnormality in reproductive development. After treatment addressing her female reproductive physiology, she began showing normal estrous behavior and later bred successfully, giving birth to twins in 2007. In 2011, she gave birth to Caogen at Hetaoping while taking part in a mother-led cub wild-training program.

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Sex: Female
Studbook number: 437

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Timeline

6 recorded events

1996-08-12
Born at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda
Jinzhu was born at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda on August 12, 1996.
China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda
2000-07-16
Went to Kobe Oji Zoo for cooperative research
Jinzhu went to Kobe Oji Zoo in Japan on July 16, 2000, for giant panda cooperative research.
Kobe Oji Zoo
kobe-ojizoo.jp
2002-12-05
Returned to China after her stay in Kobe
Jinzhu ended her stay in Kobe and returned to the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda on December 5, 2002. A previous joint Japanese-Chinese examination had found underdevelopment of her reproductive organs.
China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda
kobe-ojizoo.jp
2007-08-06
Gave birth to twins Jinxin and Jinyi
Jinzhu gave birth to twins Jinxin and Jinyi on August 6, 2007.
2011Year only
Entered wild training and gave birth to Caogen
Jinzhu entered the Hetaoping Wild Training and Release Research Base on March 11, 2011, and gave birth to a cub in a semi-wild setting on July 29. The cub was later known as Caogen.
Hetaoping Wild Training and Release Research Base
2014Year only
Died at Hetaoping in Wolong
Jinzhu died at Hetaoping in Wolong in 2014.
Hetaoping, Wolong