Xi Lan

Xi Lan
Xi Lan in Chengdu in 2015
Other namessimplified Chinese: 喜兰; traditional Chinese: 喜蘭
SpeciesGiant panda
SexMale
Born (2008-08-30) August 30, 2008 (age 18)
Zoo Atlanta
Parents

Xi Lan (simplified Chinese: 喜兰; traditional Chinese: 喜蘭; lit. 'Joyful orchid' or 'Atlanta's joy'; born August 30, 2008) is a male giant panda cub born at Zoo Atlanta to Lun Lun and Yang Yang, who were sent to the zoo in 1999 as part of panda diplomacy. He is the younger brother of Mei Lan, who was born at Zoo Atlanta in 2006; and the older brother of five other siblings. His older brother, Mei Lan, was born on September 6, 2006, after Lun Lun spent 36 hours in labor. Xi Lan's younger siblings, Po (born November 3, 2010), twins Mei Lun and Mei Huan (born July 15, 2013), and twins Ya Lun and Xi Lun (born September 3, 2016), were all born at Zoo Atlanta. Xi Lan's name was selected from eleven other names in a poll and revealed during a 100-day naming ceremony.

Xi Lan and Po returned to China on May 12, 2014, and, as of October 2024, he is living at the Chengdu Panda Base with his parents, Po, Mei Lun, Mei Huan, and Mei Lan, who had already returned to China in February 2010.

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Notes

  1. ↑ Zoo Atlanta erroneously lists his birth date as April 30, 2008.

References

  1. ↑ "Giant Panda Cub Born at Zoo Atlanta". Zoo Atlanta. August 30, 2008. Archived from the original on December 18, 2008. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Panda Xi Lan plays at Zoo Atlanta". China Internet Information Center. February 23, 2011. Archived from the original on August 23, 2026. Retrieved August 23, 2026.
  3. 1 2 "25 Years of Pandas: Oh Baby!". Zoo Atlanta. August 27, 2024. Archived from the original on May 18, 2026. Retrieved August 23, 2026.
  4. ↑ Legoas, Miguel (October 14, 2024). "A bittersweet departure: Pandas return to China from Zoo Atlanta after more than 20 years". Online Athens. Archived from the original on August 23, 2026. Retrieved August 23, 2026.
  5. ↑ "美国亚特兰大动物园为大熊猫双胞胎命名雅伦喜伦" [Named giant panda twins by Zoo Atlanta, USA] (in Chinese). China News Service. December 13, 2016. Archived from the original on August 23, 2026. Retrieved August 23, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Zoo Atlanta: Vote to name the giant panda cub!". Zoo Atlanta. Archived from the original on December 20, 2008.
  7. ↑ "旅美25年，大熊猫"花花"的爷爷奶奶即将回国，曾和"美香"是邻居" [After 25 years in the United States, the grandparents of the giant panda "Huahua" are about to return to China, and Zeng and "Meixiang" are neighbors]. QQ News (in Chinese). September 21, 2024. Archived from the original on August 23, 2026. Retrieved August 23, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Giant Pandas Xi Lan and A Bao Come Home after a Long Flight from the U.S. to Chengdu". Archived from the original on January 14, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  9. ↑ Xu, Meimei (October 4, 2024). "Say goodbye to Zoo Atlanta's pandas at their upcoming farewell party". WABE. Archived from the original on August 23, 2026. Retrieved August 23, 2026.
  10. ↑ Richards, Makayla (October 12, 2024). "Zoo Atlanta bids farewell as pandas head to China". 11 Alive.
  11. ↑ "Giant panda Lun Lun gives birth for third time". World Wildlife Fund. November 5, 2010.