Bai Yun (giant panda)

Bai Yun
Bai Yun in 2008
Other names白云
白雲
SpeciesGiant panda
SexFemale
Born (1991-09-07) September 7, 1991
Wolong, China
OwnerChina Giant Panda Conservation Research Center
ResidenceDujiangyan City, China
ParentsDong Dong and Pan Pan
Mates
Offspring
Named afterWhite Cloud

Bai Yun (simplified Chinese: 白云; traditional Chinese: 白雲; lit. 'White Cloud'; born September 7, 1991) is a female giant panda born in Wolong, China.[1] Her mother, Dong Dong, was caught in the wild and was at the Panyu Xiangjiang Wild Animal World in Guangzhou at the time of her death in 2011.[2][3] Bai Yun's father, Pan Pan, also sired 31 additional offspring.[4]

In 1999, Bai Yun was artificially inseminated with sperm from Shi Shi, the male panda at the zoo at that time,[5] since the two pandas did not get along.[6] She gave birth to her first cub on August 21, 1999, Hua Mei,[7] who was the first giant panda born in the United States to grow into adulthood.[8] Bai Yun was artificially inseminated three more times in March 2002 with Shi Shi's frozen sperm,[7] and has since given birth to five other cubs: Mei Sheng (2003), Su Lin (2005), Zhen Zhen (2007), Yun Zi (2009), and Xiao Liwu (2012), all via natural mating with Gao Gao, who replaced Shi Shi as Bai Yun's mate after veterinarians determined that Shi Shi was much older than was originally assumed.[9][10][11][12] Bai Yun and these cubs' sire, Gao Gao, are considered the most reproductively successful panda parents in captivity.[13][14] With the birth of Xiao Liwu on July 29, 2012, Bai Yun became the second oldest panda on record to give birth;[15] the oldest panda on record to give birth was 23-year-old Haizi.[16]

In May 2019, after 23 years away from her home country, Bai Yun and Xiao Liwu returned to China — specifically, Dujiangyan City, the site of the China Giant Panda Conservation Research Center.[17]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Meet the Pandas". San Diego Zoo. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Dong Dong died". Giant Panda. June 4, 2011. Archived from the original on March 17, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Farewell to Panda Dong Dong". San Diego Zoo. June 13, 2011. Archived from the original on June 16, 2011. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Pan Pan | Panda Spotlight | Pandas International". April 13, 2013. Archived from the original on September 1, 2016.
  5. ↑ Stickney, R (March 25, 2019). "Timeline Giant Pandas at San Diego Zoo". NBC San Diego. Archived from the original on August 22, 2026. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  6. ↑ Owen, David (August 26, 2013). "Bears Do It". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on November 27, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
  7. 1 2 "美国出生的中国大熊猫"华美"将"衣锦还乡"(图)" [American-born Chinese giant panda Hua Mei will 'return home in rich clothes' (photo)]. China News Service (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. August 24, 2002. Archived from the original on August 23, 2026. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  8. ↑ Molnar, Phillip (March 25, 2019). "Last pandas at San Diego Zoo are leaving for China". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on August 22, 2026.
  9. ↑ Johnson, Andrew (March 27, 2019). "Era, More or Less, Ended: Former Panda Team Leader at San Diego Zoo Doubts Return of Beloved Animals". NBC San Diego. Archived from the original on August 22, 2026. Retrieved August 24, 2026.
  10. ↑ Spagat, Elliot (August 5, 2009). "San Diego Zoo panda gives birth to 5th cub". NBC News. Archived from the original on January 19, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2026.
  11. ↑ "San Diego Zoo panda profile: Shi Shi". Archived from the original on December 3, 2013.
  12. ↑ Dillon, Katie (November 25, 2024). "How to See the San Diego Zoo Pandas: Tips, History & Tickets". La Jolla Mom. Archived from the original on August 21, 2026. Retrieved August 24, 2026.
  13. ↑ Hoffman, Allison (November 23, 2007). "San Diego's Panda Super Couple Basks in Spotlight". KPBS. Archived from the original on August 25, 2026. Retrieved August 24, 2026.
  14. ↑ "San Diego Zoo's giant panda couple enjoy mating success". East Bay Times. Associated Press. November 24, 2007. Archived from the original on August 8, 2024. Retrieved August 24, 2026.
  15. ↑ Harun, Marcus (July 31, 2012). "Record-setting panda born at San Diego Zoo". Today. NBC News. Archived from the original on June 2, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  16. ↑ Patrick, Jessica (August 3, 2017). "Panda, 23, has twins, becoming oldest panda to give birth". WRAL News.
  17. ↑ Garske, Monica (May 18, 2019). "San Diego Zoo's Giant Pandas Arrive Safely in China". NBC San Diego. Archived from the original on February 26, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
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