Lun Lun and Yang Yang

Lun Lun and Yang Yang
A giant panda
Lun Lun in 2011
A giant panda
Yang Yang in December 2006
SpeciesGiant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
Born (1997-08-25) August 25, 1997 (age 29) (Lun Lun)
(1997-09-09) September 9, 1997 (age 29) (Yang Yang)
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, China
Offspring
  • Mei Lan
  • Xi Lan
  • Po
  • Mei Lun and Mei Huan (twins)
  • Ya Lun and Xi Lun (twins)

Lun Lun (Chinese: 伦伦; born August 25, 1997) and Yang Yang (Chinese: 洋洋; lit. 'little sea'; born September 9, 1997) are two giant pandas who lived at Zoo Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia. Lun Lun, now 242 pounds (110 kg), was born at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in China. Her original name, Hua Hua, was changed to Lun Lun by her sponsor, the Taiwanese rock star Su Huilun.

Lun Lun and Yang Yang are the parents of Mei Lan, Xi Lan, Po, twins Mei Lun and Mei Huan, and twins Ya Lun and Xi Lun.

In 2024, Yang Yang, Lun Lun, and their offspring still living at the zoo were returned to China.

Yang Yang was born at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding 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.

Offspring

Mei Lan

On September 6, 2006, at 4:51 p.m EDT, Lun Lun and her mate, Yang Yang became the parents of a male cub, named Mei Lan, who made his debut in early 2007. After Mei Lan had been returned to China, officials realized that Mei Lan was actually a male.

It is heavily rumored by Chinese panda bloggers and super fans that Mei Lan is the father of numerous cubs, including some of the most famous in China: JiXiao (female 2019), twins ChengFeng and ChengLang (female 2019), twins HeHua and HeYe (female 2020) and Beijing Zoo celebrity Meng Lan (male 2015). Meng Lan gained even more popularity when he briefly escaped his yard at the Beijing Zoo in 2021.

Xi Lan and Po

On August 30, 2008, at 10:10pm EDT she gave birth to a second cub, a male, named Xi Lan.

On November 3, 2010, at 5:39 a.m. EDT, Lun Lun gave birth to her third cub, Po, believed to be a male.

Mei Lun and Mei Huan

On July 15, 2013, Lun Lun gave birth to her first set of twins, Mei Lun and Mei Huan, both initially identified as male. In December, preliminary exams on Xi Lan and Po as they prepared to return to Chengdu indicated that Po might have been misidentified as male, and the zoo ran DNA tests on several of the bears. On December 13, 2013, Zoo Atlanta reported that Po, Mei Lun, and Mei Huan are all female.

Xi Lun and Ya Lun

Lun Lun gave birth to her second set of twins on September 3, 2016, in Atlanta Zoo. They have been named Xi Lun (Chinese: 喜倫) and Ya Lun (Chinese: 雅倫).[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Panda Lun Lun: Over 20 Years in America". Pandatribe. October 16, 2024. Retrieved September 21, 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Meet the Pandas". zooatlanta.org. Zoo Atlanta. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Zoo Atlanta's pandas have officially left for China". wsbtv.com. October 12, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Zoo Atlanta Panda Family". pandasliveon.com.
  5. ↑ "Giant Panda born at Zoo Atlanta". Zoo Atlanta News. August 30, 2008.
  6. ↑ "Giant panda cub born at Zoo Atlanta". The Associated Press. August 30, 2008. Archived from the original on September 2, 2008.
  7. ↑ "2010's only US giant panda cub born in Atlanta zoo". CNN. November 3, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Zoo Atlanta and Dreamworks Animation Announce Panda Cub's New Name". Zoo Atlanta. February 15, 2011. Archived from the original on February 18, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Update on giant pandas Po, Mei Lun and Mei Huan". Zoo Atlanta. December 13, 2013. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013.
  10. ↑ "19-year-old giant panda Lun Lun gives birth to set of twins at Atlanta Zoo". Twitter. Retrieved June 22, 2022.