Da Mao

Da Mao (born September 1, 2008) is a giant panda that was born at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding.^[1] He was born to Mao Mao (female) and Yuhin/Xiongbang (male). The name Da Mao means "first of Mao" as he was his mother's first born.

Da Mao

Da Mao in 2014
Species	Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
Sex	Male
Born	(2008-09-01) September 1, 2008 (age 16) Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Residence	Toronto Zoo (2013–2018) Calgary Zoo (2018-2020)

Da Mao was brought to Canada in 2013 as part of a 10-year contract between the federal governments of Canada and China. He and his female counterpart Er Shun were supposed to spend five years each at Toronto Zoo and Calgary Zoo respectively. In May 2020, the Calgary Zoo requested that both pandas be returned to China due to the difficulty of importing bamboo during the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]

While in Toronto, Da Mao was the subject of multiple viral videos featuring him playing in the snow. The most popular featured his playful destruction of a snowman made for him by his keepers for behavioral enrichment.^[3]

See also

• List of giant pandas
• List of individual bears