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Yunchuan
云川
- Life status
- Living
- Born
Yunchuan's name reflects a family connection spanning China and the United States: the “Yun” comes from his maternal grandmother Baiyun, and his mother Zhenzhen was also born at San Diego Zoo. Keepers at Shenshuping Base described him as gentle, intelligent, and considerate toward other pandas. In 2024, he traveled to San Diego for a new round of China-U.S. giant panda conservation cooperation.
- Sex
- Male
- Studbook number
- 1193
- Current place
- San Diego Zoo
No photograph is available yet.
Timeline
4 recorded events
Born at Shenshuping Base
Born on July 28, 2019, at Shenshuping Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda.
Shenshuping Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda
Departed for San Diego Zoo
Departed Ya'an for San Diego Zoo on June 26, 2024, beginning a new round of China-U.S. giant panda conservation cooperation.
San Diego Zoo
Arrived in the United States
Arrived at Los Angeles International Airport on June 27, 2024, local time, then traveled onward to San Diego Zoo and entered quarantine.
Los Angeles International Airport
Public debut at Panda Ridge
Made his formal public debut with Xinbao on August 8, 2024, when Panda Ridge at San Diego Zoo opened.
San Diego Zoo
Relationships
Places
Current place
San Diego 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.
- www.forestry.gov.cnhttps://www.forestry.gov.cn/c/www/lcdt/573325.jhtml
Event source
- us.china-embassy.gov.cnhttps://us.china-embassy.gov.cn/dshd/202408/t20240809_11468486.htm
Event source