Panda Archive

De De

德德

De De is a male giant panda born on 2024-08-01 at Ocean Park Hong Kong. This birth marks the second giant panda cub born at the Hong Kong marine-life theme park, which has hosted a giant panda conservation breeding program since 1999. He is the offspring of Le Le and Ying Ying, the resident adult breeding pair of giant pandas at Ocean Park Hong Kong. Both Le Le and Ying Ying were gifted to Hong Kong by the Chinese central government in 2019 to mark the 22nd anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover to China. Currently living at Ocean Park Hong Kong, he participates in the park’s managed conservation breeding program for giant pandas. The program is part of a coordinated global initiative to protect the endangered species. As a young giant panda, De De draws public attention to giant panda conservation across China. Giant pandas are classified as vulnerable by the IUCN, and captive breeding programs like this support long-term species survival. His presence also boosts public education about the temperate bamboo forest ecosystems of southwest China that giant pandas depend on.