Jia Yueyue and Jia Panpan

Jia Yueyue (加悅悅) and Jia Panpan (加盼盼) are twin giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) born at the Toronto Zoo on October 13, 2015, to mother, Er Shun. They were the first giant pandas to be born in Canada, and only the second giant panda twins to survive the neonatal period in North America. Their birth was the result of one of two artificial insemination procedures overnight from May 13 to May 14, 2015. The pandas went on public exhibit at the zoo on March 12, 2016.[1] The last day that the giant pandas were viewable at the Toronto Zoo was March 18, 2018.[2] The two pandas have since left Canada and now reside at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding.[3]

Jia Yueyue and Jia Panpan
SpeciesGiant Panda
SexMale (Jia Panpan)
Female (Jia Yueyue)
Born (2015-10-13) October 13, 2015
Toronto Zoo
ResidenceToronto Zoo 2015-2018
Calgary Zoo 2018-2020
Chengdu Research Base 2020-present
Named afterCanadian Hope (Jia Panpan)
Canadian Joy (Jia Yueyue)

Naming

Their Chinese names mean Canadian Hope (Jia Panpan 加盼盼) and Canadian Joy (Jia Yueyue 加悅悅). [4][5] Their names were revealed on March 7, 2016.[6] In March 2016 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, and Toronto Mayor John Tory attended their naming ceremony at the zoo.[7]

Jia Yueyue and Jia Panpan are great-grandchildren of Pan Pan, the longest living male giant panda to have lived in captivity.[8]

References
  1. Campbell, Meagan. "High-demand, highly cute: Five odd facts about pandas". Macleans. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  2. Rider, David. "Panda-monium nearly over at Toronto Zoo". Toronto Star. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  3. https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/twin-giant-pandas-depart-calgary-zoo-arrive-safely-in-china-1.4765055
  4. "Twin pandas' names revealed as Jia Panpan, Jia Yueyue at their first public appearance". CBC. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  5. "旅居加拿大卡尔加里大熊猫享受家乡直运鲜竹开先例". Embassy of China, Ottawa. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  6. D'Souza, Joy (7 March 2016). "Toronto Zoo Reveals Panda Names Jia Panpan And Jia Yeuyeu". Huffington Post. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  7. Shum, David. "Toronto Zoo giant panda cubs named after Canada". Global News. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  8. https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-complicated-legacy-of-a-panda-who-was-really-good-at-sex/
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