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Yingying
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- Life status
- Deceased
- Born
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- Died
In 1975, Yingying and Pepe arrived at Chapultepec Zoo as giant pandas presented to Mexico by the Chinese government. The pair later produced seven cubs in Mexico. Tohuí, born in 1981 and surviving to adulthood, became the first successful case of a giant panda born outside China and raised to adulthood. Yingying’s granddaughter Xin Xin later extended this overseas family into a third generation.
- Sex
- Female
- Last recorded place
- Chapultepec Zoo
No photograph is available yet.
Timeline
5 recorded events
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Born in China
Born in China around 1974.
3 event sources
Arrived in Mexico with Pepe
Arrived at Chapultepec Zoo with Pepe on September 10, 1975, as giant pandas presented to Mexico by the Chinese government.
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Produced seven cubs with Pepe
Produced seven cubs with Pepe at Chapultepec Zoo between 1980 and 1987, four of whom survived to adulthood.
Gave birth to Tohuí
Gave birth to her daughter Tohuí on July 21, 1981. Tohuí later became the first giant panda born outside China to survive to adulthood.
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Relationships
Places
Last recorded place
Chapultepec Zoo
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.
- news.china.com.cnhttps://news.china.com.cn/world/2017-06/04/content_40961884.htm
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- pandapia.comhttps://pandapia.com/panda/view.html?id=NTM3
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- www.chinanews.com.cnhttps://www.chinanews.com.cn/gn/news/2009/04-25/1663713.shtml
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- www.sedema.cdmx.gob.mxhttps://www.sedema.cdmx.gob.mx/comunicacion/nota/sedema-conmemora-presencia-de-pandas-gigantes-en-mexico
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