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Zhaomei

昭美

Life status
Living
Born

Zhaomei was originally a wild giant panda living in Liangshan. In May 2014, she was found injured and in poor condition in Zhaojue County, then received treatment first at the Dafengding Reserve in Meigu and later at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Her name, Zhaomei, combines “Zhao” from Zhaojue and “Mei” from Meigu. After recovering, she entered the captive conservation program and went on to reproduce successfully.

Sex
Female
Studbook number
990
Current place
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Zhaomei, a giant panda
Photo by 紫芽茗

Timeline

4 recorded events

  1. Year only

    Rescued in the wild in Zhaojue County

    In May 2014, Zhaomei was found injured in the wild in Zhaojue County, Liangshan, Sichuan, and was rescued. She was later transferred to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding for treatment.

    Zhaojue County, Liangshan, Sichuan

    4 event sources
  2. Gave birth to son Jinbao

    Zhaomei gave birth to a male cub, Jinbao, on August 9, 2019.

    3 event sources
  3. Gave birth to daughter Jinxiao

    Zhaomei gave birth to a female cub, Jinxiao, at 8:20 p.m. on July 23, 2021.

  4. Gave birth to daughter Jindou

    Zhaomei gave birth to a female cub, Jindou, on July 18, 2023.

Relationships

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.

  1. news.cctv.com

    Event source

    https://news.cctv.com/2021/07/24/ARTInhKhUngWxR6m5TP3hgng210724.shtml
  2. news.cctv.com

    Event source

    https://news.cctv.com/china/20070630/101856.shtml
  3. pandapia.com

    Event source

    https://pandapia.com/panda/view.html?id=MTIz
  4. www.chinanews.com

    Event source

    https://www.chinanews.com/sh/2014/05-09/6155085.shtml
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