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First panda to be born in Taiwan celebrates 12th birthday at Taipei Zoo
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Taipei Zoo’s female panda Yuanzai, the first giant panda of her species ever born in Taiwan, celebrated her 12th birthday Sunday morning with dozens of fans filming her eating an ice cake.
The fans raced into the zoo to ensure they got good viewing spots of Yuanzai.
Yuanzai's father was panda Tuantuan and mother panda Yuanyuan. Both were born in China’s Sichuan Province.
China gifted Tuantuan and Yuanyuan to Taiwan in December 2008.
Yuanyuan, the mother who is currently 20 years old, also gave birth to a second female panda named Yuanbao in June 2020.
Yuanyuan’s 21st birthday party is on August 30.
Tuantuan, the father, died at the age of 18 in November 2022.
All the remaining pandas of Taipei Zoo are female pandas.
The zoo currently does not have plans to breed new panda cubs.
AP Video by Taijing Wu