Hua Mei (giant panda)

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Hua Mei, the first giant panda cub to survive to adulthood in the United States, was born to Bai Yun (mother) and Shi Shi (father) at the San Diego Zoo on August 21, 1999. She is the elder half-sister to three other cubs born to Bai Yun and sired by Gao Gao: Mei Sheng (born August 19, 2003), Su Lin (born August 2, 2005) and an as yet unnamed cub born August 3, 2007. The name Hua Mei means "China-USA."

In February 2004, upon reaching adulthood, Hua Mei was relocated to the Wolong Reserve in Sichuan Province, China, where she is reportedly doing very well. To date, she has given birth to 3 sets of twins, male twins in 2004 (named Hua Ling and Mei Ling), male/female twins in 2005, and another set of male/female twins on 16 July 2007^[1][2].

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