Cheng Dui

Cheng Dui (Chinese: 成对) is a male giant panda born on June 23, 2018, at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Sichuan, China, with the global giant panda studbook registration number 1066. His birth was part of the Chengdu Base’s coordinated planned breeding program, a core initiative of ex-situ giant panda conservation efforts. As a captive-bred individual, he has received continuous veterinary monitoring and developmental tracking from base researchers from the moment of his birth, with all key growth milestones systematically documented for the global panda conservation database maintained by the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. His parents are Jin Ke and Ke Jiu, both long-term captive residents of the Chengdu Research Base with documented healthy reproductive histories, contributing to the verified genetic lineage recorded in his studbook entry.

As of 2024, Cheng Dui remains a resident of the Chengdu Research Base, where he participates in the institution’s ongoing ex-situ conservation programs. As a young adult, he displays species-typical foraging patterns, devoting 12 to 14 hours each day to consuming bamboo, with his feeding, activity, and social behaviors regularly recorded to advance research on captive panda welfare and behavioral ecology. He is a regular participant in the base’s public education programming, serving as a living reference for educational sessions that teach visitors about giant panda habitat requirements, dietary adaptations, and the threats facing wild panda populations.

Cheng Dui has emerged as a popular figure among visitors to the Chengdu Base and global online audiences who view the base’s official giant panda live streams, with his regular appearances driving wider public engagement with panda conservation initiatives. His inclusion in the base’s future captive breeding cohort is planned to support the core goal of maintaining genetic diversity in the global captive panda population, a critical safeguard for the species which is classified as Vulnerable on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species. The data collected from his daily care and observation also contributes to comparative research that informs conservation strategies for wild panda populations scattered across China’s Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu provinces.