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Maomao
毛毛
- Life status
- Living
- Born
Maomao has a distinctive connection with the Olympics. When the Beijing Olympic mascots were unveiled in 2005, she was the giant panda model used in creating Jingjing, one of the Fuwa mascots. As an adult, Maomao also became a mother several times, including twin litters born on July 26 in both 2014 and 2016.
- Sex
- Female
- Studbook number
- 570
- Current place
- Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
No photograph is available yet.
Timeline
8 recorded events
Born at the Chengdu Panda Base
Maomao was born at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding on September 6, 2003.
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Became the giant panda model for the Beijing Olympic Fuwa mascot Jingjing
When the Beijing Organising Committee for the Olympic Games officially unveiled the Fuwa mascots on November 11, 2005, Maomao entered the public eye as the giant panda model used in creating Jingjing.
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
- Year only
Gave birth to her first twins across September 1 and 2
Maomao gave birth to her first pair of twins between the night of September 1 and the early hours of September 2, 2008. The older cub, Damao, was born on September 1; the younger cub was born early the next day and weighed 40 grams at birth.
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Mated naturally with Xiongbang twice
Maomao mated naturally with Xiongbang twice on the evening of April 16, 2008.
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Gave birth to Junjun
Maomao gave birth to Junjun on August 1, 2011.
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Gave birth to twins Maozhu and Maosun
Maomao gave birth to twins Maozhu and Maosun on July 26, 2014.
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Gave birth to twins Maodou and Maotao
Maomao gave birth to twins Maodou and Maotao on July 26, 2016.
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Gave birth to the world’s first captive giant panda twins born in 2020
Maomao gave birth to twin male cubs on March 17, 2020, the first pair of captive giant panda twins born anywhere in the world that year.
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Relationships
Offspring8
Places
Current place
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Read more about its time in different places in the Timeline.
Sources
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- www.xinhuanet.comhttps://www.xinhuanet.com/2023-07/26/c_1129768109.htm
Event source
- news.cctv.cnhttps://news.cctv.cn/news/sports/aoyun/2008beijing/20051111/102713.shtml
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- news.sohu.comhttps://news.sohu.com/20080903/n259356806.shtml
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