
Xiao Liwu (; meaning: "Little Gift") 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. ...
born at the
San Diego Zoo
The San Diego Zoo is a zoo in San Diego, California, United States, located in Balboa Park (San Diego), Balboa Park. It began with a collection of animals left over from the 1915 Panama–California Exposition that were brought together by its ...
on July 29, 2012.
Xiao Liwu is the sixth cub born to his mother
Bai Yun
Bai Yun (; born September 7, 1991) was the first female giant panda who was born at the Wolong Giant Panda Research Center in China. From September 1996 she lived at the San Diego Zoo for more than 20 years, until being returned to China in May ...
, and the fifth for his father
Gao Gao
Gao Gao () is a male giant panda formerly at the San Diego Zoo from 2003 to 2018 and was then returned to China. He was diagnosed with a heart murmur in 2013. His right testicle was removed for health in 2014. To date, he has fathered five giant p ...
. He has one half-sister,
Hua Mei, through Bai Yun. He also has two full brothers,
Mei Sheng and
Yun Zi, and two full sisters,
Su Lin and
Zhen Zhen. Like his full siblings, he was conceived via natural mating.

He was named on November 13, 2012.
See also
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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
External links
San Diego Zoo's Panda Cam: Meet the Pandas
{{San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
Individual giant pandas
San Diego Zoo