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Xiao Xiao
晓晓
- Life status
- Living
- Born
Xiao Xiao was born at Ueno Zoo on June 23, 2021, the male of the zoo’s first-ever pair of giant panda twins. He and Lei Lei grew up under their mother’s care with support from keepers, and the twins returned to China together in January 2026.
- Sex
- Male
No photograph is available yet.
Timeline
5 recorded events
Born at Ueno Zoo
Xiao Xiao was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on June 23, 2021.
Ueno Zoo
Made his public debut
Xiao Xiao went on public display at Ueno Zoo for the first time on January 12, 2022, for visitors selected in an advance lottery.
Ueno Zoo
Began living with Lei Lei apart from their mother
On March 19, 2023, Xiao Xiao and his twin sister Lei Lei stopped living with their mother, Shin Shin, and began living together as a sibling pair.
Ueno Zoo
Began living separately from Lei Lei
Xiao Xiao and his twin sister Lei Lei ended their shared living arrangement on April 16, 2024, and began living separately.
Ueno Zoo
Returned to China
Xiao Xiao returned to China from Japan on January 28, 2026, and entered quarantine that day at the Ya'an Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda.
Ya'an Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda
Relationships
Siblings2
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.
- www.tokyo-zoo.nethttps://www.tokyo-zoo.net/topics/news/ueno/1587_27162_2021-12-10.html
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- www.tokyo-zoo.nethttps://www.tokyo-zoo.net/topic/topics_detail?inst=ueno&kind=news&link_num=27943
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- www.tokyo-zoo.nethttps://www.tokyo-zoo.net/topic/topics_detail?inst=&kind=news&link_num=28512
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