Non-profit educational purposes Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan in Bifengxia after Earthquake 2008 團團和圓圓於碧峰峽 Language : Chinese Release : Sep 2009 Information of Giant Panda Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan Both Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan were born in Wolong China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, Sichuan Province. "Tuan Tuan" is male. His pedigree No. is 588 and ID No. is 000676c588. He was born on September 1st, 2004. "Ling Ling" is his father and "Hua Mei" is his mother. He is the first cub of Hua Mei who was born abroad and then returned to China. Tuan Tuan is mostly reared by manpower, he likes playing with people. He is lively and tame with handsome figure. He is often along with Yuan Yuan. "Yuan Yuan" is female. Her pedigree No. is 587 and ID No. is 000676d350. She was born on August 30th, 2004. Her father is "Lin Lin" and mother is "Lei Lei" who is from the wild and has great maternity. As Yuan Yuan is single birth, she stayed with her mother till ablactation and learned a lot from her mother. She is good at walking on the balance beam and climbing. On May 3rd, 2005, the Central Government announced that the mainland people would present two giant pandas to Taiwan compatriots. And then a selection group was established and a selection scheme was made. Through paired test on 17 pandas from CCRCGP for over a month, the selection was narrowed to 11. 3 pair of combinations were confirmed after the optimized re-pairing. On January 28th, 2006, handsome boy No. 19 and beautiful girl No. 16 won the competition with the identical recognition of the selection group. On January 28th, 2008, Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan became their names through voting during the Spring Festival Gala Evening. After they have been chosen, they moved into a separate "house", which contained two playgrounds and a den with the area of about 1600 kilometers. CCRCGP also built Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan Administrative Office outside their enclosure, arranged experienced keepers to take care of them and made special caring schemes to carry out 24-hour monitoring and aborative tendance. As many visitors and Medias admiring them came to see them, for the safety consideration, armed police were arranged to be on duty for the whole day. Visiting time and interview time were also limited(to the public:9 am to 12 am from every Monday to Friday; to the Medias: every Tuesday and Thursday). Besides, the center built separation corridor to prevent potential safety hazards from air spread. Through long-term cohabitation, Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan are very close. They love each other very much. In 2008, both of them appear oestrus. On May 12th, 2008, a great earthquake took place in Wenchuan, Sichuan Province. The center is less than 30 km away from the epicenter and became a disaster area. The mountains behind Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan's enclosure broke down. Big stones ruined the enclosure completely. Fortunately, smart Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan escaped from their enclosure and was respectively found on May 12th and 17th. On June 18th, 2008, Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan were moved to Ya'an Bifengxia Base. They lived in the best "No. 2 House", which includes 2 outside playgrounds and 2 dens. The center also arranged two experienced keepers and a principal of Animal Husbandry Department to look after them. Meanwhile, monitoring equipment was installed in their enclosure and security was also strengthened. Keepers increase love feeding to them. Through food conciliation, body touch, eye contact and language communication, they relieved from the earthquake, and adapted to the new environment gradually. At present, Tuan Tuan has been 116 kg and Yuan Yuan been 118 kg. The disaster and transfer makes the sister and younger brother closer. They stay with each other all the time, enjoying a happy life. On September 17th, 2008, CCRCGP started one month quarantine for Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan (may extend to 3 months). The visit was close to the tourists. The employees also needed to undertake strict sterilization. During the quarantine, both Tuan Tuan and Yuan yuan are in good condition. They can head for Taiwan at any time. source:http://www.pandaclub.cn/english/news/center_news/3231.html "Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan" are two giant pandas that were sent by mainland China to Taiwan in 2008 as part of an exchange program. The exchange idea was first proposed in 2005, but the previous administration in Taiwan had refused to accept the pandas. After elections that resulted in a change of presidents in 2008, Taipei accepted the pandas, and they arrived in Taiwan on December 23, 2008. The two names were selected by a vote in the PRC and their combination, Tuan Yuan, means "reunion" in Chinese. The pandas are being housed at Taipei Zoo and have been exhibited to the public since the 2009 Chinese New Year. source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuan_Tuan_and_Yuan_Yuan

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