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Mei Ling
美灵
- Life status
- Living
- Born
Mei Ling and Tuan Tuan were twin brothers born to Hua Mei and Ling Ling in 2004. Beginning in 2015, Mei Ling lived at Nanchang Zoo for nearly a decade. In 2025, he ended that long stay and returned to the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda.
- Sex
- Male
- Studbook number
- 589
Timeline
7 recorded events
Born at Hetaoping Base with twin brother Tuan Tuan
Mei Ling was born at the Hetaoping Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda on September 1, 2004, with his twin brother Tuan Tuan.
Hetaoping Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda
Moved to Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo
Mei Ling moved to Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo on April 18, 2008.
Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo
Moved to Tianjin Zoo
Mei Ling moved to Tianjin Zoo on September 26, 2009.
Tianjin Zoo
Returned to Dujiangyan Base
Mei Ling returned to the Dujiangyan Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda on July 3, 2014.
Dujiangyan Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda
Moved to Nanchang Zoo
Mei Ling moved to Nanchang Zoo on March 23, 2015, beginning a long-term stay there.
Nanchang Zoo
Returned to Dujiangyan Base after nearly a decade in Nanchang
Mei Ling ended nearly 10 years in Nanchang and returned to the Dujiangyan Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda on February 20, 2025, for his later years.
Dujiangyan Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda
Moved to Mianyang Base
Mei Ling moved from Dujiangyan Base to the Mianyang Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda on November 4, 2025.
Mianyang Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda
Relationships
Places
Current place
Mianyang Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda
Read more about its time in different places in the Timeline.
Sources
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- www.thepaper.cnhttps://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_22396361
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