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Xidou
喜豆
- Life status
- Living
- Born
Xidou was born on September 24, 2006. On August 4, 2016, at the Bifengxia Panda Base, she gave birth to twins weighing 181.7 and 220 grams, setting a then-record at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda for the birth weight of a newborn twin pair. She continued raising cubs in later years; Hongdou and Yundou, born in 2024, are also her offspring.
- Sex
- Female
- Studbook number
- 654
No photograph is available yet.
Timeline
9 recorded events
Born at Hetaoping Base
Xidou was born at the Hetaoping Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda on September 24, 2006.
Hetaoping Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda
Moved to Bifengxia after the Wenchuan earthquake
Xidou was transferred to the Bifengxia Panda Base on June 18, 2008, after the Wenchuan earthquake.
Bifengxia Panda Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda
Went to Xiuning for research cooperation
Xidou went to Xiuning, Anhui, on April 23, 2010, for giant panda research cooperation.
Xiuning, Anhui
Returned to Bifengxia Panda Base
Xidou ended her stay in Xiuning, Anhui, and returned to the Bifengxia Panda Base on March 21, 2014.
Bifengxia Panda Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda
Gave birth to twins Hongxi and Panqing
Xidou gave birth for the first time on August 4, 2016, delivering male-female twins Hongxi and Panqing. At the time, they were the heaviest newborn twin pair in the history 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
Gave birth to a female cub
Xidou gave birth to a female cub on August 5, 2017.
Gave birth to twins Doudou and Jingjing
Xidou gave birth to twins Doudou and Jingjing on September 19, 2018.
Gave birth to Chaotianjiao
Xidou gave birth to a cub named Chaotianjiao on August 3, 2020.
Gave birth to twins Hongdou and Yundou
Xidou gave birth to twins Hongdou and Yundou at the Shenshuping Base on July 17, 2024.
Shenshuping Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda
Relationships
Siblings4
Offspring8
Places
Current place
Shenshuping 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.chinanews.comhttps://www.chinanews.com/sh/2016/08-04/7961884.shtml
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