List of giant pandas


This is a partial list of notable giant pandas, both alive and deceased. The giant panda is a conservation-reliant vulnerable species. Wild population estimates of the bear vary; one estimate shows that there are about 1,590 individuals living in the wild, while a 2006 study via DNA analysis estimated that this figure could be as high as 2,000 to 3,000.

In zoos

Asia

;Mainland China
Many zoos and breeding centers in China house giant pandas. These include:
;Other places in Asia

Australia

  • Adelaide Zoo – Previously home to Wang Wang and Fu Ni. They arrived on 28 November 2009, and went on display on 14 December. They were expected to stay for a minimum of ten years, and were returned to China in November 2024. Two new pandas, Xing Qiu and Yi Lan, arrived in Adelaide in December 2024. They are the only giant pandas living in the Southern Hemisphere.

Europe

  • Berlin Zoological Garden, Germany – Previously home to Bao Bao, who died in 2012 at the age of 34. He was the oldest male panda living in captivity at the time of his death and had lived in Berlin for 25 years. He never reproduced. Two new pandas, Jiao Qing and Meng Meng, arrived in Berlin on a breeding loan from China in 2017. In 2019, they had twin cubs, two males named Meng Yuan and Meng Xiang, also nicknamed Pit and Paule. Meng Meng gave birth to a pair of female twin cubs in 2024.
  • Tiergarten Schönbrunn, Vienna, Austria – Home to Yang Yang and Long Hui, born in Wolong, China in 2000. They gave birth to Fu Long in 2007, Fu Hu in 2010 and Fu Bao in 2013. Fu Long, who has since been relocated to China, was the first to be born in Europe in 25 years. On 7 August 2016, twin cubs, Fu Feng and Fu Ban, were born.
  • Zoo Aquarium, Madrid, Spain – Home to Bing Xing and Hua Zuiba since 2007. They gave birth to twin cubs on 7 September 2010. Another cub, Xing Bao, was born in 2013 and in September 2016, Chulina. The zoo was also the site of the first giant panda birth in Europe, Chulin in 1982, whose parents, Shao Shao and Chang Chang, arrived in 1978. Chulin was the first panda to be born in captivity in the western hemisphere and by artificial insemination outside China
  • Edinburgh Zoo, Scotland – Home to Tian Tian and Yang Guang from 4 December 2011 until December 2023.
  • ZooParc de Beauval, Saint-Aignan, Loir-et-Cher, France – Home to Huan Huan and Yuan Zi since 15 January 2012.
  • Pairi Daiza, Cambron-Casteau, Belgium – Home to Hao Hao and Xing Hui since February 2014; Their first cub, Tian Bao was born on 2 June 2016, and twin cubs Bao Di and Bao Mei were born on 8 August 2019.
  • Ouwehands Dierenpark, Rhenen, Netherlands - Home to Xing Ya and Wu Wen since April 2017.
  • Ähtäri Zoo, Ähtäri, Finland – Home to Lumi and Pyry from January 2018 to September 2024.
  • Copenhagen Zoo, Copenhagen, Denmark – Home to Mao Sun and Xing Er since April 2019.
  • Moscow Zoo, Moscow, Russia – Home to Ding Ding and Ru Yi since 29 April 2019. Ding Ding gave birth to Katyusha in August 2023.

North America

North American-born pandas

In the following table, MC = moved to China.
NameDate of
birth
Place of
birth
Other details
Tohui 21 July 1981Chapultepec ZooDied 16 November 1993, a female at Chapultepec Zoo, Mexico City.
The first giant panda to be born and survive in captivity outside China.
Parents: Ying Ying and Pe Pe.
Hua Mei1999San Diego ZooMC 2004.
Mei Sheng2003San Diego ZooMC 2007.
Tai Shan9 July 2005National Zoo, Washington, DC,MC 2010.
Su Lin2 August 2005San Diego ZooMC 2010.
Mei Lan6 September 2006Zoo AtlantaMC 2010
Zhen Zhen3 August 2007San Diego ZooMC 2010
Xi Lan30 August 2008Zoo AtlantaMC 2014.
Yun Zi5 August 2009San Diego ZooMC 2014.
Po3 November 2010Zoo Atlanta
Xiao Liwu29 July 2012San Diego Zoo
Bao Bao23 August 2013National Zoo, Washington, DCMC 21 February 2017.
Bei Bei and an
unnamed twin
22 August 2015National Zoo, Washington, DCThe smaller of the two cubs died on 26 August 2015.
Xiao Qi Ji21 August 2020National Zoo, Washington, DC.Mother: Mei Xiang. MC 2023.