Ri Ri and Shin Shin

Ri Ri and Shin Shin
Ri Ri sleeping at the Ueno Zoo in 2024
Shin Shin eating bamboo at the Ueno Zoo in 2024
SpeciesGiant panda
SexMale (Ri Ri)[1]
Female (Shin Shin)
Born (2005-08-16) August 16, 2005 (Ri Ri)
2005 (age 20–21) (Shin Shin)
China

Ri Ri (Japanese: 力力, romanized: Ri Ri, pinyin: Bǐ lì;[2] born August 16, 2005) and Shin Shin (Japanese: 真真, romanized: Shin Shin, pinyin: Xiānnǚ;[3] born July 3, 2005) are two giant pandas.[4] After the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the two pandas traveled from China to Tokyo, where they arrived at Ueno Zoo on February 21 2011,[5][6] to lift the mood of the Japanese public.[7]

Life

Ri Ri was born on August 16, 2005,[8] and Shin Shin was born on July 3, 2005, in Wolong, China,[9] through natural mating.[10][11][12] They were later brought to the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, Japan.[13][14]

In early 2012, Ri Ri was found mating with Shin Shin,[15][16] who gave birth to a male cub on July 5 that year. The cub died from pneumonia six days later. Ri Ri and Shin Shin later had three more cubs together: Xiang Xiang (born June 12 2017),[17] and twins Xiao Xiao (male) and Lei Lei (female) (born June 23 2021).

On September 29, 2024, Ri Ri and Shin Shin returned to China. They were scheduled to be returned in early 2026, along with Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, but were returned sooner to receive treatment for health issues.[18]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Japan panda: Possible pregnancy bumps restaurant stock price". BBC News. June 4, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Giant pandas Shin Shin and Ri Ri have been traveling to Japan for 7 years". People's Daily. February 13, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Chinese Giant Panda Shin Shin Shows Signs of Pregnancy in Japan (Photo)". China Daily. December 14, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Pictures of the Day: 03 March 2017". The Daily Telegraph. March 3, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Ueno Zoo panda pair off-limits to public as female in heat". The Japan Times. February 22, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Shin Shin the panda gives birth in Tokyo zoo". Reuters. July 5, 2012.
  7. ↑ Hyun Oh (May 19, 2017). "Japanese zoo announces rare panda pregnancy". The Independent.
  8. ↑ "Panda power rebounds at Ueno Zoo". The Japan Times. February 23, 2012.
  9. ↑ https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1449910/giant-panda-gives-birth-to-twin-cubs-at-tokyos-ueno-zoo
  10. ↑ "Giant panda at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo may be pregnant". The Japan Times. June 4, 2021.
  11. ↑ "News in pictures". The Times. May 25, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Giant panda cub Xiang Xiang turns 1 year old at Tokyo zoo". The Japan Times. June 12, 2018.
  13. ↑ Shoko Oda (June 4, 2021). "Restaurant Stock Leaps 29% on Report of Panda Pregnancy at Tokyo Zoo". Bloomberg News.
  14. ↑ "Giant panda Shin Shin gives birth after 5 years". Daily Sabah. June 14, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Tokyo's panda Shin Shin gives birth at Ueno zoo". BBC News. July 5, 2012.
  16. ↑ "The happiness of the giant panda Shin Shin makes the Japanese happy". Deutsche Welle. June 12, 2017.
  17. ↑ Julian Ryall (December 11, 2020). "Panda diplomacy: tears of joy as China extends Xiang Xiang's stay in Japan". South China Morning Post.
  18. ↑ "Two More Giant Pandas to Go to China, Leaving Just Six in Japan". nippon.com. September 17, 2024.
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