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Yaya
娅娅
- Life status
- Living
- Born
On August 24, 1990, Yaya and her twin brother Xiangxiang were born, becoming the world’s first pair of giant panda twins to survive with human-assisted nursing. As an adult, Yaya gave birth to 13 cubs in nine litters, 12 of which survived. She also once cared for seven cubs at the same time, making her maternal care one of the defining parts of her life.
- Sex
- Female
- Current place
- Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
No photograph is available yet.
Timeline
9 recorded events
Born at Chengdu Zoo
Yaya was born at Chengdu Zoo on August 24, 1990, with her twin brother Xiangxiang. They became the world’s first artificially bred giant panda twins to both survive with human-assisted nursing.
Chengdu Zoo
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Began breeding and became a mother
At about seven years old, Yaya began breeding and became a mother for the first time in 1997.
Gave birth to twin sons
On August 20, 2001, Yaya gave birth to twin male cubs.
Gave birth to Maomao
On September 6, 2003, Yaya gave birth to her daughter Maomao, who later became the giant panda model for Jingjing, one of the Beijing Olympic Fuwa mascots.
Gave birth to Jingjing
On August 30, 2005, Yaya gave birth to her daughter Jingjing.
- Year only
Gave birth to her last cub
In September 2010, Yaya gave birth to her last cub. By then, she had produced 13 cubs in nine litters, 12 of which survived.
- Year only
Cared for seven cubs at once
In 2011, in addition to her daughter Yayun, Yaya fostered six other cubs, including Zhenqiao, Zhenhao and Erxi, at one point caring for seven cubs at the same time.
Retired from breeding and cub-rearing
On February 1, 2013, the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding announced that Yaya would no longer take part in breeding or cub-rearing.
Moved to the Chengdu base for retirement
On March 7, 2019, Yaya moved from Chengdu Zoo to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding for retirement and was no longer exhibited to the public.
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Relationships
Mother
Siblings7
Places
Current place
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
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.
- sc.cnr.cnhttps://sc.cnr.cn/2012scfw/jinrong/licai/201302/t20130201_511905934.shtml
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