▁Da ▁Ma o ▁( born ▁September ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Gi ant ▁P anda ▁that ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁the ▁Ch eng du ▁Research ▁Base ▁of ▁Gi ant ▁P anda ▁Bre eding . ▁It ▁was ▁born ▁to ▁Fu ▁Wa ▁( m other ) ▁and ▁X ion g bing ▁( father ). ▁The ▁name ▁Da ▁Ma o ▁means ▁" first ▁of ▁Ma o ", ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁first ▁born . ▁ ▁Da ▁Ma o ' s ▁character ▁tra its ▁include ▁being ▁l ively , ▁tender ▁and ▁quite ▁a ▁gentleman . ▁ ▁Da ▁Ma o ▁was ▁brought ▁to ▁Canada ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁ 1 0 - year ▁contract ▁between ▁the ▁federal ▁govern ments ▁of ▁Canada ▁and ▁China . ▁He ▁and ▁his ▁female ▁counter part ▁Er ▁Sh un ▁would ▁spend ▁five ▁years ▁at ▁both ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Z oo ▁and ▁Cal g ary ▁Z oo . ▁ ▁While ▁in ▁Toronto , ▁Da ▁Ma o ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁multiple ▁vir al ▁videos ▁featuring ▁him ▁playing ▁in ▁the ▁snow . ▁The ▁most ▁popular ▁featured ▁his ▁play ful ▁destruction ▁of ▁a ▁snow man , ▁made ▁for ▁him ▁by ▁his ▁keep ers ▁for ▁en rich ment . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Ind ividual ▁giant ▁pandas ▁Category : 2 0 0 8 ▁animal ▁birth s ▁Category : Ind ividual ▁animals ▁in ▁Canada <0x0A> </s> ▁For ▁the ▁East ▁German ▁opposition ▁group ▁see ▁German ▁Social ▁Union ▁( E ast ▁Germany ) ▁ ▁German ▁Social