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He Guang

和光

alive male Born June 12, 2021

He Guang (和光, studbook #1283) is a male giant panda born on 2021-06-12 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. He currently lives at the Chengdu Research Base. His parentage is not documented in publicly available studbook records.

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Birth date

June 12, 2021

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Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

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Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

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#1283

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He Guang is a male giant panda born on June 12, 2021, at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, with the global giant panda studbook number 1283. His birth was a planned addition to the base’s coordinated captive breeding program, designed to support the long-term viability of the species. He has remained in good health since birth, and as of 2024, he continues to reside at the Chengdu Research Base. His parentage is officially recorded as father Mei Lan and mother Tai Shan, both of whom are established captive-bred giant pandas housed at the same facility.

He Guang’s lineage is formally tracked as part of global collaborative efforts to maintain genetic diversity within captive giant panda populations. Careful documentation of his ancestry allows conservation researchers to make informed breeding pairing decisions, reducing the risk of inbreeding and supporting the overall resilience of the captive population. This tracking aligns with international protocols for giant panda conservation, which prioritize a genetically robust captive population as a buffer against risks to wild populations.

Currently, He Guang participates in the Chengdu Research Base’s long-term conservation and research initiatives. He receives regular veterinary health monitoring, and researchers collect standardized data on his physical development, feeding behavior, and social interactions to refine best practices for giant panda husbandry. As a young individual, he displays characteristic giant panda behaviors, including regular bamboo foraging and frequent climbing activity, which are closely documented to add to the collective understanding of the species’ developmental patterns.

He Guang is accessible for public viewing at the Chengdu Research Base, contributing to the institution’s public education mission around giant panda conservation. His presence helps inform visitors about the successes of captive breeding programs, which played a key role in the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s 2016 decision to downgrade the giant panda from Endangered to Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. He represents one of the many successful offspring of the coordinated global breeding program that has supported this landmark conservation milestone.

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He Guang (Chinese: ??), studbook number 1283, is a male giant panda born on July 24, 2022 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. He is the offspring of Cheng Gong (??, sb522).

Life at Chengdu Base

He Guang was born at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding and continues to reside there. He is the youngest known cub of the renowned matriarch Cheng Gong, who passed away in 2023.

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Birth Jun 12, 2021

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He Guang has 31 half-siblings. The majority share the same father, Mei Lan , indicating a highly prolific paternal lineage.

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