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Sanyou
三优
- Life status
- Living
- Born
In 2018, Sichuan Airlines adopted this female giant panda and named her Sanyou, with the English name “3U.” She became one of the pandas representing the airline’s “Panda Route” initiative. Keepers at the Chengdu base have long described her as gentle but timid, and notably cautious while eating.
- Sex
- Female
- Studbook number
- 1078
- Current place
- Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
No photograph is available yet.
Timeline
3 recorded events
Born at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Sanyou was born at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding on July 15, 2017.
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Adopted by Sichuan Airlines and named Sanyou
Sichuan Airlines adopted her on July 6, 2018, and formally named her Sanyou, with the English name “3U.” She also took part in the airline’s “Panda Route” campaign promoting giant panda culture.
Gave birth to twins Zhenyu and Zhenrui
Sanyou gave birth to twin cubs Zhenyu and Zhenrui at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding on May 27, 2025.
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Relationships
No family information has been added yet.
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.
- news.ipanda.comhttps://news.ipanda.com/2018/07/06/ARTIoexaVVDczGhZSplyKQ5q180706.shtml
Event source
- duzhebao.cnhttps://duzhebao.cn/dydz/web/Home/detail/225683
Event source