 Bao Bao climbing a tree in April 2014. | |
| Species | Giant panda |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Born | August 23, 2013 National Zoological Park, Washington, D.C. United States |
| Residence | Wolong National Nature Reserve |
| Parent(s) | Mei Xiang, Tian Tian |
| Offspring | Dou Ban (female born July 29, 2020), Bao Li and Bao Yuan (male twins born August 4, 2021) |
| Named after | Treasure |
Bao Bao (Chinese: 宝宝; pinyin: Bǎobǎo, meaning "treasure"; colloquially meaning "baby") is a female giant panda cub who was born at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.[1] She lived at the Zoo for four years until February 2017. She is currently located at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Sichuan Province.[2] She is the sister of Tai Shan, Bei Bei and Xiao Qi Ji.
- ^ Almasy, Steve. "Little Bao Bao wows them at National Zoo". CNN. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- ^ Cloherty, Megan (21 February 2017). "Bao Bao's travel itinerary to China". WTOP. Retrieved 21 February 2017.