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Yang Yang (, meaning: "little sea") (b. 9 September 1997) is a male
Yang Yang (, meaning: "little sea") (b. 9 September 1997) is a male giant panda
The giant panda (''Ailuropoda melanoleuca''), also known as the panda bear or simply panda, is a bear species endemic to China. It is characterised by its white animal coat, coat with black patches around the eyes, ears, legs and shoulders. ...
who lived at Zoo Atlanta
Zoo Atlanta (sometimes referred as Atlanta Zoo) is an Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) accredited zoo in Atlanta, Georgia. The current president and CEO of Zoo Atlanta is Raymond B. King.
History
Zoo Atlanta was founded in 1889, when b ...
in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ...
. He is the mate to Lun Lun
Lun Lun () is a female giant panda who lived at Zoo Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia. The panda, now , was born at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in China on August 25, 1997. Her original name, Hua Hua, was changed to Lun Lun by ...
and the father to Mei Lan
Mei Lan (, ; born September 6, 2006) is a male giant panda born at Zoo Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia, after his mother's, Lun Lun, record-setting 35-hour labor. Originally identified by zoo staffers as female, Mei Lan was determined to be male by ...
, Xi Lan Xi Lan (, meaning: "Atlanta's joy") (b. August 30, 2008) is a male giant panda cub currently residing in Chengdu, China at the research Base. He is the son and second offspring of Lun Lun and Yang Yang. He is the brother of Mei Lan, who was born a ...
, Po, twins Mei Lun and Mei Huan, and twins Ya Lun and Xi Lun.
Yang Yang was born at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
The Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding (or simply Chengdu Panda Base) is a government-funded non-profit breeding and research institute for giant pandas, red pandas, and other rare animals, located in Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Cheng ...
and was on loan to Zoo Atlanta from November 1999 to late 2024. He was originally named Jiu Jiu, until his "adoption" by three organizations in the Netherlands.
In 2024, Yang Yang, Lun Lun, and their offspring still living at the zoo were returned to China.
See also
*Yang Yang (disambiguation) Yang Yang may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Yang Yang (painter) (born 1953), Chinese-born American artist and sculptor
* Yang Yang (conductor) (born 1973), Chinese conductor with Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra
* Yang Yang (tenor) (1974/75 ...
*List of giant pandas
This is a partial list of giant pandas, both alive and deceased. The giant panda is a conservation-reliant species, conservation-reliant vulnerable species. Wild population estimates of the bear vary; one estimate shows that there are about 1,590 ...
*List of individual bears
The following is a list of individual bears ( other than individual giant pandas) which garnered national or worldwide attention:
Actors
* Bart the Bear, a male Alaskan Kodiak bear, played the leading role in the 1988 wilderness drama, '' The Be ...
References
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