Panda Archive

Hua Bao

华豹

Hua Bao is a male giant panda born on 2013-08-14 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. His studbook number is 1276, and he remains alive as of the latest official records. He is one of many captive-bred giant pandas managed through China’s national giant panda conservation breeding network. He is the offspring of Gu Gu and Cheng Cheng. Both of his parents are captive-born giant pandas registered in the international giant panda studbook maintained by global conservation coordinating bodies. His lineage traces to wild giant panda populations native to the Min Mountains of Sichuan Province. Currently living at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, he participates in the base’s public education programming and cooperative captive breeding research. The base uses his presence to teach visitors about giant panda ecology and the threats facing wild populations. He is a popular subject for visitor observation and wildlife photography. As a captive-bred giant panda, Hua Bao demonstrates gentle foraging behavior, spending most of his day feeding on bamboo and resting. He draws consistent public interest, which helps raise funds and awareness for in-situ giant panda conservation projects in Sichuan’s protected forest areas. His participation in breeding programs supports efforts to maintain genetic diversity within the captive giant panda population.