Zizhu

紫竹

Life status: Deceased
Born: Around 1999The date is shown as recorded; its precision has not been confirmed
Died: Date not recorded

Zizhu was a wild-born female giant panda, pedigree number 656, estimated to have been born around 1999. She was rescued in Pingwu, Sichuan, in 2005 and later gave birth to her son Ziyan, adding a wild-born bloodline to the captive population.

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Sex: Female
Studbook number: 656

No photograph is available yet.

Timeline

5 recorded events

2005-10-03
Rescued in Pingwu
Found in the wild in Pingwu County, Mianyang, Sichuan, on October 3, 2005, and taken into care.
Pingwu County, Mianyang, Sichuan
2009-08-14
Gave birth to Ziyan
Gave birth to her only offspring, Ziyan, on August 14, 2009.
2010-07-20
Moved to Hetaoping for rewilding training
Transferred on July 20, 2010, from Bifengxia in Ya'an to the Hetaoping Wild Training Base in Wolong to take part in a mother-and-cub rewilding training program.
Hetaoping Wild Training Base in Wolong
2012-05-30
Joined the third group of phase-two rewilding training
Traveled again from Bifengxia in Ya'an to Hetaoping in Wolong on May 30, 2012, joining the third group of the second phase of rewilding training.
Hetaoping Wild Training Base in Wolong
2012-09-04
Died
Died on September 4, 2012.