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MEET / 871An individual life
Mei Huan
美奂
- Life status
- Living
- Born
Mei Huan is the younger of the giant panda twins born at Zoo Atlanta. Together with her sister Mei Lun, she became part of the first pair of giant panda twins born in the United States to survive. After returning to Chengdu in 2016, Mei Huan became a mother for the first time in 2022, giving birth to a male cub.
- Sex
- Female
- Studbook number
- 871
- Current place
- Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Timeline
4 recorded events
Born at Zoo Atlanta
Mei Huan was born on July 15, 2013, at Zoo Atlanta. Together with her twin sister Mei Lun, she became part of the first surviving pair of giant panda twins born in the United States since 1987.
Zoo Atlanta
Returned to China with Mei Lun
On November 5, 2016, Mei Huan returned to China with Mei Lun and moved to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding.
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Made her first public appearance in Chengdu
On December 6, 2016, after completing quarantine, Mei Huan made her first public appearance at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding.
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Gave birth to Huancai
On June 22, 2022, Mei Huan gave birth to a male cub, Huancai, at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding.
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Relationships
Places
Current place
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
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.
- www.xinhuanet.comhttps://www.xinhuanet.com/world/2016-12/06/c_1120066068.htm
Event source
- news.ipanda.comhttps://news.ipanda.com/2016/12/06/ARTIQB2nHYiOHyDk4SDOd1VK161206.shtml
Event source