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Cai Tao
彩陶
alive male
Born August 4, 2010
Cai Tao (彩陶, studbook #778) is a male giant panda born on August 4, 2010 at the Ya'an Bifengxia Base. In September 2017, he traveled to Taman Safari Indonesia alongside Hu Chun (湖春), becoming the first pandas to reside in Indonesia. In November 2025, he fathered Indonesia's first-ever giant panda cub, Satrio Wiratama (Rio). His father is Yuan Yuan (园园, #488) and his mother is Na Na (娜娜).
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Birth date
August 4, 2010
Birth place
Ya'an Bifengxia Base of China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda
Current location
Taman Safari Indonesia
Status
Alive
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Cai Tao (彩陶, studbook #778) is a male giant panda born on August 4, 2010 at the Ya'an Bifengxia Base. In September 2017, he traveled to Taman Safari Indonesia alongside Hu Chun (湖春), becoming the first pandas to reside in Indonesia. In November 2025, he fathered Indonesia's first-ever giant panda cub, Satrio Wiratama (Rio). His father is Yuan Yuan (园园, #488) and his mother is Na Na (娜娜).
Basic Profile
Cai Tao (Chinese: 彩陶) is a male giant panda born on August 4, 2010, at the Ya’an Bifengxia Base. He holds the global studbook number 778.
His father is Yuan Yuan (园园, studbook 488) and his mother is Na Na (娜娜, studbook 568). His siblings include Xing Hui (星徽, #745), Xing Rui (星睿, #746), Shun Shun (舜舜, #902), Pu Pu (浦浦, #932), Fa Fa (发发, #931), Pan Wang (潘旺, #1064), and De Rui (德瑞).
In May 2013, he was sent to Taiyuan Zoo in Shanxi alongside Hu Chun for an exchange program, and both returned to Sichuan in October 2015.
Journey to Indonesia
On September 28, 2017, Cai Tao and Hu Chun departed for Indonesia aboard Garuda Indonesia flight GA887, beginning a 10-year conservation program. They reside at Taman Safari Indonesia in Bogor, West Java.
Fatherhood
In November 2025, Cai Tao and Hu Chun’s cub Satrio Wiratama (Rio) was born — the first giant panda ever born in Indonesia.
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1 full sibling and 7 half-siblings.
The majority share the same father, Yuan Yuan
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