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Shulan

蜀兰

Life status
Living
Born

Shulan and Meimei are twin sisters born to Susu in 1994. In 1996, Shulan moved to Lanzhou. When she gave birth to Lanzai in 2004, her pregnancy lasted about 200 days, setting what was then the record for the longest gestation recorded in a captive giant panda.

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Sex
Female
Studbook number
407
Current place
Dujiangyan Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

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Timeline

8 recorded events

  1. Born at the Chengdu panda base

    Shulan was born at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding on August 31, 1994.

    Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

  2. Moved to Lanzhou Zoo

    Shulan moved to Lanzhou Zoo on April 25, 1996.

    Lanzhou Zoo

    gansu.gscn.com.cn

  3. Returned to the Chengdu panda base

    Shulan returned to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding on January 7, 1999.

    Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

  4. Gave birth to Lanbao

    Shulan gave birth to her son Lanbao on August 23, 2002.

  5. Gave birth to Lanzai after a 200-day pregnancy

    Shulan gave birth to her son Lanzai on October 21, 2004, after a 200-day pregnancy, setting what was then the record for the longest gestation recorded in a captive giant panda.

    baike.sc.xinhuanet.com
  6. Year only

    Moved to Bifengxia Panda Base

    In 2014, Shulan moved to Bifengxia Panda Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda.

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

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  7. Returned to Lanzhou Zoo

    Shulan returned to Lanzhou Zoo on April 7, 2016.

    Lanzhou Zoo

  8. Returned to Sichuan and moved to the Dujiangyan Base

    On March 16, 2017, Shulan returned to Sichuan and moved to the Dujiangyan Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda to spend her later years.

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

Relationships

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Siblings2

Offspring2

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Places

Current place

Dujiangyan 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. gansu.gscn.com.cn

    Event source

    https://gansu.gscn.com.cn/system/2017/03/17/011642177.shtml
  2. baike.sc.xinhuanet.com

    Event source

    https://baike.sc.xinhuanet.com/sc/a/1610.htm
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