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Qiaoqiao

乔乔

Life status
Living
Born
Year only

Qiaoqiao originally lived in the wild. In 2013, she was rescued in the Siguniang Mountain area after being found having difficulty walking. After recovering, she entered the breeding program at the conservation and research center. In 2019, she took part in a field breeding trial at Tiantaishan in Wolong, mated naturally with a wild male, and gave birth to twin cubs in the wild—the first pair born in the wild under the project.

Sex
Female
Studbook number
860
Current place
Bifengxia Panda Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

No photograph is available yet.

Timeline

8 recorded events

  1. Year only

    Born in the wild

    Qiaoqiao was born in the wild in 2009.

  2. Rescued in the Siguniang Mountain area

    On April 8, 2013, Qiaoqiao was found having difficulty walking in the Siguniang Mountain Scenic Area. She was rescued and taken to the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda for diagnosis and treatment.

    Siguniang Mountain Scenic Area

  3. Gave birth to twins for the first time

    On August 11, 2016, Qiaoqiao gave birth for the first time, delivering twins at Bifengxia Panda Base.

    Bifengxia Panda Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

  4. Gave birth to twin daughters

    On September 5, 2017, Qiaoqiao gave birth to twin daughters, later known as Qiaoqiao 2017 First Cub and Ruirui.

  5. Year only

    Took part in a field breeding trial and gave birth to twins in the wild

    In March 2019, Qiaoqiao entered Tiantaishan in Wolong for a field breeding trial. She mated successfully with a wild male in April and gave birth to twin males in the wild on September 16.

  6. Recaptured with her cubs and moved to Hetaoping

    On December 12, 2019, Qiaoqiao and the cubs she was raising were successfully recaptured and then transferred to the Hetaoping Wild Training Base.

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

  7. Year only

    Gave birth to her seventh cub

    In September 2020, Qiaoqiao gave birth to her seventh cub, later known as Emei.

  8. Year only

    Gave birth to her eighth cub

    In 2022, Qiaoqiao gave birth to her eighth cub, later known as Chunyu.

Relationships

Places

Current place

Bifengxia Panda Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

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.

  1. news.cctv.com

    Event source

    https://news.cctv.com/2021/07/24/ARTInhKhUngWxR6m5TP3hgng210724.shtml
  2. www.chinanews.com

    Event source

    https://www.chinanews.com/sh/2014/05-09/6155085.shtml
  3. news.cctv.com

    Event source

    https://news.cctv.com/2016/08/12/ARTIJrUMtxnKvnOJlSw2YdEj160812.shtml
  4. news.ipanda.com

    Event source

    https://news.ipanda.com/2016/08/12/ARTIMFUG3wNVQIozwSjlb3wL160812.shtml
  5. www.sohu.com

    Event source

    https://www.sohu.com/a/796999396_120934370
  6. news.cctv.com

    Event source

    https://news.cctv.com/2019/09/18/ARTINXfNbUxORLWW6ABfhCOg190918.shtml
  7. news.ipanda.com

    Event source

    https://news.ipanda.com/2019/12/12/ARTIkXApwCc1XqO97Jp13C47191212.shtml
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