Yang Yang (Chinese: 洋洋, meaning: "little sea") (b. 9 September 1997) is a male giant panda who lived at Zoo Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia. He is the mate to Lun Lun and the father to Mei Lan, Xi Lan, Po, twins Mei Lun and Mei Huan,[1] and twins Ya Lun and Xi Lun.
Yang Yang was born at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding and was on loan to Zoo Atlanta from November 1999[2] to late 2024. He was originally named Jiu Jiu, until his "adoption" by three organizations in the Netherlands.[1] Because giant pandas are solitary and males do not play any part in cub-rearing, Yang Yang is kept separate from Lun Lun and their offspring.
In 2024, Yang Yang, Lun Lun, and their offspring still living at the zoo were returned to China.[3]
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References
- ^ a b "Meet the Pandas". zooatlanta.org. Zoo Atlanta. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ^ "Zoo Atlanta Panda Family". pandasliveon.com.
- ^ "Zoo Atlanta's pandas have officially left for China". wsbtv.com. October 12, 2024.
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