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Assiniboine Park Zoo
Winnipeg, Canada
Giant Panda Zoo 1989
Assiniboine Park Zoo
In 1904 the City of Winnipeg, the Parks Board purchased a number of native animals, deer, bison, and elk.
In 1959 the Assiniboine Park Zoo became the official name of the facility.
History of Giant Pandas in Winnipeg
Assiniboine Park Zoo had 2 giant pandas: Cheng Cheng & Bing Bing
Short term loan
In 1989 a couple of giant pandas came to Winnipeg. Cheng Cheng and Bing Bing (Rong Rong) came from Chengdu and lived at the Assiniboine Park Zoo from May 1 until September 17, 1989.
The Panda Project was a huge undertaking for the Zoological Society of Manitoba and was successful. After the panda’s left, the zoo placed spectacled bears in the new facility where they remained for over ten years.
Cheng Cheng
Cheng Cheng (female) was born on September 24, 1985 at the Chengdu Zoo.
She has studbook number 297.
Her mother is Mei Mei (152) and her father is Qiang Qiang (174).
She was loaned to three Japanese Zoos (Okayama, Hakodate, AWS) in 1988 with her sister Cheng Cheng. She came to Adventure World on September 19, 1988.
They left Nanki-Shirahama on January 10, 1989 and moved to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding.
She was loaned to the Assiniboine Park Zoo from May 1 until September 17, 1989 with Bing Bing.
They returned to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding on September 17, 1989.
She was loaned to the Hangzhou Wild Animal World on November 13, 2004.
Bing Bing
Bing Bing (female) was born on August 6, 1986.
The Present of the Assiniboine Park Zoo
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