Meimei

美美

Life status: Living
Born: July 25, 2018

On July 25, 2018, Caocao gave birth to another male-female pair of twins through the field breeding program with wild pandas; Meimei was the younger sister. She and her brother Hehe were later certified by Guinness World Records as the first surviving giant panda twins born through a field breeding program involving a captive giant panda and a wild counterpart. The name Meimei comes from a giant panda guitarist in the animated series “Animal Chorus.”

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Sex: Female
Studbook number: 1143
Current place: Shenshuping Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

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Timeline

4 recorded events

2018-07-25
Born at Hetaoping with twin brother Hehe
Meimei was born with her twin brother Hehe at Hetaoping Wild Training Base on July 25, 2018. They became the world’s first surviving giant panda twins born through a field breeding program involving a captive giant panda and a wild counterpart.
Hetaoping Wild Training Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda
2019Year only
Received Guinness World Records certification with Hehe
Meimei and Hehe received official Guinness World Records certification in June 2019.
2024-08-23
Gave birth to son Xinqiao
Meimei gave birth to a male cub, Xinqiao, at Shenshuping Base on August 23, 2024.
Shenshuping Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda
2026Year only
Gave birth to another son
Meimei gave birth to another male cub in 2026, giving Xinqiao a younger brother.
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