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Sushan

苏珊

Life status
Living
Born

Both of Sushan’s parents, Baiyang and Zhangka, came from the wild, giving her a direct wild lineage. As an adult, she became an experienced mother. After natural mating in 2021, she gave birth to another set of twins; she raised one cub herself while the other received assisted rearing.

Sex
Female
Studbook number
827
Current place
Bifengxia Panda Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

No photograph is available yet.

Timeline

7 recorded events

  1. Year only

    Born

    Sushan was born in August 2011.

  2. Year only

    Named Sushan in recognition of long-term support for giant panda conservation

    In 2011, the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda named her Sushan in recognition of the long-term support provided to giant panda conservation by a leader of Pandas International named Susan.

  3. Gave birth to a cub at Bifengxia Panda Base

    Sushan gave birth to a cub at Bifengxia Panda Base on August 26, 2016.

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

  4. Gave birth to twins at Bifengxia Panda Base

    Sushan gave birth to twins at Bifengxia Panda Base on August 8, 2017.

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

  5. Gave birth to twins Yaya and Sujin at Shenshuping Base

    Sushan gave birth to twins Yaya and Sujin at Shenshuping Base on August 4, 2019.

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

  6. Gave birth to another set of twins at Shenshuping Base

    Sushan gave birth to another set of twins at Shenshuping Base on July 17, 2021.

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

  7. Gave birth to a female cub at Bifengxia Panda Base

    Sushan gave birth to a female cub at Bifengxia Panda Base on July 5, 2025.

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

Relationships

Mother

Father

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. www.xinhuanet.com

    Event source

    https://www.xinhuanet.com/zgjx/2016-10/15/c_135756072.htm
  2. news.ipanda.com

    Event source

    https://news.ipanda.com/2016/08/26/ARTIt27cjWbIcKAfhXsf65n2160826.shtml
  3. https://www.forestry.gov.cn/c/www/gkjsxm/43630.jhtml
  4. pandapia.com

    Event source

    https://pandapia.com/Panda/view.html?id=NzE4
  5. www.pandapia.com

    Event source

    https://www.pandapia.com/Panda/view.html?id=OTcy
  6. www.thecover.cn

    Event source

    https://www.thecover.cn/news/9522070
  7. baike.sc.news.cn

    Event source

    https://baike.sc.news.cn/sc/a/2275.htm
  8. news.ipanda.com

    Event source

    https://news.ipanda.com/2021/07/18/ARTIqhM83fPR62TRk5BylcxZ210718.shtml
  9. cbgc.scol.com.cn

    Event source

    https://cbgc.scol.com.cn/news/7276384
  10. www.sina.cn

    Event source

    https://www.sina.cn/news/detail/5200986106497789.html
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