You You

You You (Chinese: 悠悠; June 23, 1988 - March 2004) was a male giant panda[3] born by artificial insemination[4] in the Ueno Zoo in Japan.[5] His parents are Fei Fei and Huan Huan. [6]

You You
SexMale
BornJune 23, 1988[1]
Ueno Zoo, Japan
DiedMarch 2004[2]
Beijing Zoo, China

In 1992, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Normalization of Sino-Japan Diplomatic Relations, the Ueno Zoo exchanged You You with Ling Ling from the Beijing Zoo, and You You thus came to settle in the Beijing Zoo.[7]

In March 2004, You You died at the Beijing Zoo in China.

See also

References
  1. Vernon N. Kisling (18 September 2000). Zoo and Aquarium History: Ancient Animal Collections To Zoological Gardens. CRC Press. pp. 315–. ISBN 978-1-4200-3924-5.
  2. "Information about Giant Panda You You". Panda News. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
  3. "Pandas in Japan: Returns to China and a Father 16 Times". Nippon.com. Dec 22, 2020.
  4. Alexander Kuo (2006). Panda Diaries. University of Indianapolis Press. pp. 128–. ISBN 978-0-88093-865-5.
  5. "Giant panda cub makes debut as lucky ticket holders line up at Ueno Zoo". The Japan Times. Dec 19, 2017.
  6. Naomi Pallas (Dec 19, 2017). "Giant panda cub makes debut in Tokyo". Kyodo News.
  7. "Chinese giant panda's journey to Japan". The Nikkei. 2018-11-12.


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