Jia Yueyue and Jia Panpan


Jia Yueyue and Jia Panpan are twin giant pandas 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. The last day that the giant pandas were viewable at the Toronto Zoo was March 18, 2018. The two pandas have since left Canada and now reside at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding.

Naming

Their Chinese names mean Canadian Hope and Canadian Joy. Their names were revealed on March 7, 2016. In March 2016 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, and Toronto Mayor John Tory attended their naming ceremony at the zoo.
Jia Yueyue and Jia Panpan are great-grandchildren of Pan Pan, the longest living male giant panda to have lived in captivity.