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Giant Panda Zoo History

 

• Discovery of the giant panda »

The french missionary Armand David introduced "the black and white bear from China" to the west in 1869.

 

• The first giant panda outside of China »

Su Lin arrived at the Brookfield Zoo, Chicago, U.S.A on Februari 8, 1937.

 

• Giant panda breeding »

Cubs were born in China, Mexico City, Madrid, Washington D.C. Tokyo, Nanki-Shirahama,

San Diego, Atlanta, Kobe, Vienna & Chiang Mai

 

 

 

Columbus Zoo

 

Columbus, U.S.A.

 

Giant Panda Zoo 1992

 

 

 

Columbus Zoo

 

Columbus Zoo

 

 

   

History of Giant Pandas in Columbus

 

Columbus Zoo had 1 giant panda: Xing Xing

 

 

 

 

Xing Xing

 

Xing Xing (male) was born on October 4, 1989 at Chengdu Zoo in China. His mother is Qing Qing and his father is Pang. He came to Columbus on a short term loan from June until September 1992. He died in Chengdu in December 2000.

 

 

 

 

The Present of Columbus Zoo

 

Visit www.columbuszoo.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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