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Ji Ni

吉妮

Ji Ni is a female giant panda born on 1996-09-19 at Beijing Zoo. She is listed as studbook number 419 in the global giant panda studbook maintained by the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. As an adult captive-born giant panda, she resided at her birth institution for her entire life. She is the offspring of studbook 334 and studbook 339, both registered giant pandas held in Chinese captive breeding programs. Her lineage traces to wild giant panda populations native to the Qinling Mountains, a core giant panda habitat in central China. Currently living at Beijing Zoo, he/she participates in... Currently living at Beijing Zoo, she participates in public education programs focused on giant panda conservation biology. Beijing Zoo, one of the oldest public zoos in China, uses captive giant pandas to introduce visitors to species protection efforts for the iconic mammal. As a long-term captive giant panda, Ji Ni was a popular attraction for domestic and international visitors to Beijing Zoo, helping build public awareness of threatened species. Captive giant pandas like Ji Ni support research on giant panda behavior, nutrition and reproduction, which informs both captive breeding and wild population recovery initiatives. Giant pandas are classified as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and captive individuals at public institutions play a key role in global conservation outreach.