Shin Shin (giant panda)
Female giant panda
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Shin Shin (Japanese name: 真真; Chinese name: 仙女) is a female giant panda born in 2005 through natural mating.[3][4][5] She was born in China and was later brought to Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, Japan.[6][7]
Shin Shin eating bamboos in 2024 Ueno Zoo | |
| Japanese name | 真真[1] |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | 仙女[1] |
| Born | 2005 |
| Mate | Ri Ri[2] |
Shin Shin and her partner, Ri Ri, arrived in Tokyo from China on February 21 2011.[8] In April that year, the giant panda made her first public appearance.[9]
On July 5 2012, Shin Shin gave birth to an unnamed male cub that died six days later from pneumonia. On June 12 2017, Shin Shin gave birth to Xiang Xiang.[10] She later gave birth to twins named Xiao Xiao (male) and Lei Lei (female) on June 23 2021.
She was returned to China, along with Ri Ri, on September 29 2024. They were scheduled to return, along with Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, in early 2026, but they were returned early to get treatment for health issues.[11]
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