Back in 2008 when I volunteered at Bifengxia in Sichuan, China. I looked after 3 Giant pandas, one of whom was Jin Zhu NameJin Zhu Other NamesKou KouJing ZhuPing An Chinese Names锦竹 Stud Number437 Date of Birth1996-Aug-12 SexFemale Current LocationWOLONG Born atCCRCGP Wolong MotherYong Ba - #397 FatherPan Pan - #308 , I only spent a few days with her, as they thought she was pregnant and was transfered to the maternity ward. She didn't give birth that year. Though I did see the fetus on the ultra sound.

This year Jin Zhu NameJin Zhu Other NamesKou KouJing ZhuPing An Chinese Names锦竹 Stud Number437 Date of Birth1996-Aug-12 SexFemale Current LocationWOLONG Born atCCRCGP Wolong MotherYong Ba - #397 FatherPan Pan - #308 was moved to the semi wild area close to the old panda research centre which was devistated in the 2008 earthquake. She gave birth to on July 29th 2011. As you can see from the photo both pandas are doing well. Little Zhu (My name) already likes to climb trees and has begun to eat roots. She is also fearful of humans, which is a good sign if she or one of her children are to be returned to the wild.