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Tuan Tuan
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- Life status
- Deceased
- Born
- Died
- The date is shown as recorded; its precision has not been confirmed
In 2008, Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan were sent from the Chinese mainland to Taipei Zoo as a gift to Taiwan, becoming prominent symbols of cross-Strait giant panda exchange. They later had two daughters, Yuan Zai and Yuan Bao, forming a well-known giant panda family in Taipei.
- Sex
- Male
- Studbook number
- 588
No photograph is available yet.
Timeline
7 recorded events
Born in the Wolong area
Tuan Tuan was born in the Wolong area of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda on September 1, 2004.
Wolong area of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda
Officially named Tuan Tuan
Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan received their formal names on January 28, 2006, after a vote by viewers of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala.
China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda
Arrived at Taipei Zoo with Yuan Yuan
Tuan Tuan arrived at Taipei Zoo with Yuan Yuan on December 23, 2008.
Taipei Zoo
Fathered Yuan Zai through assisted breeding
Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan had their daughter Yuan Zai through assisted breeding on July 6, 2013.
Taipei Zoo
- Year only
Received vital-pulp treatment and later a titanium crown
Tuan Tuan received vital-pulp treatment on his upper-left canine on December 12, 2018, and was fitted with a titanium crown on December 23, becoming the first giant panda in the world to receive a dental crown.
Taipei Zoo
Fathered Yuan Bao through assisted breeding
Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan had their daughter Yuan Bao through assisted breeding on June 28, 2020.
Taipei Zoo
- Year only
Died after an irreversible decline caused by a primary brain tumor
Tuan Tuan began showing seizure symptoms in August 2022. On November 19, his condition deteriorated rapidly and was assessed as irreversible; the medical team kept him under anesthesia, and his heartbeat stopped at 1:48 p.m. A postmortem examination confirmed a gemistocytic astrocytoma, a primary brain tumor.
Taipei Zoo
Relationships
Offspring2
Places
The available information does not yet identify a specific place.
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.
- www.zoo.gov.taipeihttps://www.zoo.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=F18B015186A5F770&s=C613F859BFE3D0A4&sms=5B8197AA5783E7B9
Event source
- www.zoo.gov.taipeihttps://www.zoo.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=BD065B2FA7782989&s=A7C5AC279D9A82E2&sms=72544237BBE4C5F6
Event source
- jp.china-embassy.gov.cnhttps://jp.china-embassy.gov.cn/jpn/zt/www12/200601/t20060129_1988396.htm
Event source