Taipei Zoo panda Yuan Zai has been shortlisted for the “Panda Personality of 2014” award in an online campaign.

This is Yuan Zai’s second turn on the list of nominees; the giant panda was nominated last year for both “Panda Cub of the Year” and “Panda Personality of 2013”, and won the latter.

The online campaign dedicated to panda conservation was initiated by a Belgian panda enthusiast in 2012. During last year’s campaign, some 240-thousand ballots were cast.

Voting on the Giant Panda Zoo Web site is open until January 18th.

The now 50kg Yuan Zai was born to parents Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan in July of last year. The pair was a gift from China five years ago.

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