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Pupu

浦浦

Life status
Living
Born

Pupu’s sex was misidentified for nearly four years. Pupu and Fafa were born as twins on August 10, 2014, and Pupu was treated as female throughout early life. In 2018, staff re-examined Pupu after noticing behavioral changes and confirmed that Pupu was actually male. In 2023, Fafa was in turn confirmed to be female, so the twins, once thought to be an older sister and younger brother, were ultimately identified as an older brother and younger sister.

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Sex
Male
Studbook number
932
Current place
Shenyang Forest Zoological Garden

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Timeline

4 recorded events

  1. Born at Hetaoping Rewilding Training Base

    Pupu was born at Hetaoping Rewilding Training Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda on August 10, 2014.

    Hetaoping Rewilding Training Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

  2. Moved to Shenyang Forest Zoological Garden

    Pupu moved to Shenyang Forest Zoological Garden on September 17, 2017.

    Shenyang Forest Zoological Garden

  3. Went on public display when the Shenyang giant panda pavilion opened

    The giant panda pavilion at Shenyang Forest Zoological Garden officially opened on September 27, 2017, and Pupu went on public display with Fafa, Bingqing and Binghua.

    Shenyang Forest Zoological Garden

    news.sina.com.cn
  4. Year only

    Confirmed to be male

    In April 2018, examinations by Shenyang Forest Zoological Garden and the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda confirmed that Pupu, previously thought to be female, was actually male.

    www.xinhuanet.com

Relationships

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Places

Current place

Shenyang Forest Zoological Garden

Read more about its time in different places in the Timeline.

Sources

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  1. news.sina.com.cn

    Event source

    https://news.sina.com.cn/o/2018-02-16/doc-ifyrqwkc7187618.shtml
  2. www.xinhuanet.com

    Event source

    https://www.xinhuanet.com/politics/2018-04/26/c_129860187.htm
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