Mei Lan (simplified Chinese: 美兰; traditional Chinese: 美蘭; meaning: "American Orchid" or "Beautiful Orchid") is a male giant panda. He was born at Zoo Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia on September 6, 2006, after his mother's, Lun Lun, record-setting 35-hour labor.[1] Originally identified by zoo staffers as female, Mei Lan was determined to be male by staff in China at the Chengdu Research Base of Panda Breeding.[2] He is the first offspring of Lun Lun and Yang Yang, who are also the parents of Xi Lan, Po, and two pairs of twins, namely Mei Lun and Mei Huan, and Ya Lun and Xi Lun. Mei Lan was relocated to Chengdu, China on February 4, 2010.
Mei Lan was named at a naming ceremony held on December 15, 2006, following the Chinese tradition of naming panda cubs when they are about 100 days old.[3] He received person of the year from Atlanta's The Sunday Paper on December 24, 2006. In so doing, he defeated Atlanta humansMichael Vick, Cynthia McKinney, Dallas Austin, Sonny Perdue, and Bernard Marcus.
Mei Lan, which transliterates as "American Orchid" or "Beautiful Orchid", was submitted by WSB-TV, the Atlanta ABC affiliate. The name was chosen from a public online poll on ajc.com after it won 22% of the votes.[3] Many of the names in the poll contain the words "beautiful", "orchid", "peach" or "moon" that are often given to girls in China, because Mei Lan was originally identified as female.
^Fanning, Karen. . Scholastic News. Archived from the original on 2016-06-29. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
^Ruggieri, Melissa. "It's a hairy tale: Mei Lan is a fella". ajc.com.
^ abAlexander, Sheridan. . About.com. Archived from the original on 2010-01-23. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
^. Zoo Atlanta. Jan 28, 2010. Archived from the original on February 2, 2010. Retrieved February 1, 2010.
^. Zoo Atlanta. Feb 4, 2010. Archived from the original on February 9, 2010. Retrieved February 5, 2010.
^"American Panda Gets Chinese Lesson". cbsnew.com. Feb 3, 2010.
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January 01, 1970
simplified, chinese, 美兰, traditional, chinese, 美蘭, meaning, american, orchid, beautiful, orchid, male, giant, panda, born, atlanta, atlanta, georgia, september, 2006, after, mother, record, setting, hour, labor, originally, identified, staffers, female, determ. Mei Lan simplified Chinese 美兰 traditional Chinese 美蘭 meaning American Orchid or Beautiful Orchid is a male giant panda He was born at Zoo Atlanta in Atlanta Georgia on September 6 2006 after his mother s Lun Lun record setting 35 hour labor 1 Originally identified by zoo staffers as female Mei Lan was determined to be male by staff in China at the Chengdu Research Base of Panda Breeding 2 He is the first offspring of Lun Lun and Yang Yang who are also the parents of Xi Lan Po and two pairs of twins namely Mei Lun and Mei Huan and Ya Lun and Xi Lun Mei Lan was relocated to Chengdu China on February 4 2010 Two year old giant panda Mei Lan at Zoo Atlanta Contents 1 Naming 2 Repatriation 3 References 4 External linksNaming editMei Lan was named at a naming ceremony held on December 15 2006 following the Chinese tradition of naming panda cubs when they are about 100 days old 3 He received person of the year from Atlanta s The Sunday Paper on December 24 2006 In so doing he defeated Atlanta humans Michael Vick Cynthia McKinney Dallas Austin Sonny Perdue and Bernard Marcus Mei Lan which transliterates as American Orchid or Beautiful Orchid was submitted by WSB TV the Atlanta ABC affiliate The name was chosen from a public online poll on ajc com after it won 22 of the votes 3 Many of the names in the poll contain the words beautiful orchid peach or moon that are often given to girls in China because Mei Lan was originally identified as female Other finalists in the panda cub naming poll Name Pronunciation Meaning Submitter Xiao Tao 小桃 shao tao little peach Panda Express Mei Tao 美桃 may tao beautiful peach WGCL TV CBS Mei Li 美丽 美麗 may lee beautiful WAGA TV Fox Ming Xing 明星 ming shing bright star WXIA TV NBC Ping Bao 平宝 ping bao peacefulness amp precious treasure AJC Cheng Ya 成娅 成婭 chung ya pretty Atlanta girl from Chengdu Zoo Staff Member Ming Yue 明月 ming yuu bright moon Zoo Staff Member Chang Jiang 长江 長江 chung jung Yangtze River Chinese Tai Ji 太极 tai ji Tai Chi philosophical foundation of Taoism ChineseRepatriation editMei Lan like other zoo born giant pandas in the U S contractually belongs to China He left for China on February 4 2010 on the same flight as Tai Shan from the National Zoo in Washington D C 4 5 His new home is at the Chengdu Panda Base where both his parents were born 6 References edit Fanning Karen Special Delivery Atlanta zoo welcomes panda cub Scholastic News Archived from the original on 2016 06 29 Retrieved 2010 02 03 Ruggieri Melissa It s a hairy tale Mei Lan is a fella ajc com a b Alexander Sheridan Mei Lan Giant Panda Cub at the Atlanta Zoo About com Archived from the original on 2010 01 23 Retrieved 2010 02 03 Zoo Atlanta s Mei Lan Prepares to Leave for China Departure Zoo Atlanta Jan 28 2010 Archived from the original on February 2 2010 Retrieved February 1 2010 And She s Off Zoo Atlanta Feb 4 2010 Archived from the original on February 9 2010 Retrieved February 5 2010 American Panda Gets Chinese Lesson cbsnew com Feb 3 2010 External links editZoo Atlanta official site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mei Lan amp oldid 1168395129, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
