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Jin Hu
金虎
alive male
Born July 8, 2010
Jin Hu is a male giant panda born on 2010-07-08 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. Registered under studbook number 783, he is a recognized individual in the global captive giant panda breeding registry. This captive birth is part of coordinated management efforts for the species across Chinese institutions. He is the offspring of Pan Pan, studbook number 496, and Qing Qing, studbook number 529. Both of his parents are well-documented giant pandas that contributed to the long-term captive breeding program at the China Conservation and Research Center. His lineage traces to established wild-origin giant panda stock, supporting genetic diversity in the captive population. Currently living at Dalian Zoo, Dalian, Liaoning Province, China, he participates in public education programming and captive population monitoring for giant panda conservation. The zoo maintains his enclosure to support natural foraging and resting behaviors, and conducts regular health checks as part of national captive giant panda care standards. Jin Hu is known for his active, social demeanor, and he is one of the most visited animal residents at Dalian Zoo. As a member of the endangered giant panda species, he supports public awareness of giant panda conservation and contributes to ongoing research into captive giant panda welfare. His presence helps advance local and national efforts to protect the species and its native mountain forest habitat.
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July 8, 2010
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China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda
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Dalian Forest Zoo
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Jin Hu is a male giant panda born on 2010-07-08 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. Registered under studbook number 783, he is a recognized individual in the global captive giant panda breeding registry. This captive birth is part of coordinated management efforts for the species across Chinese institutions. He is the offspring of Pan Pan, studbook number 496, and Qing Qing, studbook number 529. Both of his parents are well-documented giant pandas that contributed to the long-term captive breeding program at the China Conservation and Research Center. His lineage traces to established wild-origin giant panda stock, supporting genetic diversity in the captive population. Currently living at Dalian Zoo, Dalian, Liaoning Province, China, he participates in public education programming and captive population monitoring for giant panda conservation. The zoo maintains his enclosure to support natural foraging and resting behaviors, and conducts regular health checks as part of national captive giant panda care standards. Jin Hu is known for his active, social demeanor, and he is one of the most visited animal residents at Dalian Zoo. As a member of the endangered giant panda species, he supports public awareness of giant panda conservation and contributes to ongoing research into captive giant panda welfare. His presence helps advance local and national efforts to protect the species and its native mountain forest habitat.
Jin Hu (Chinese name 金虎, studbook number 783) is a male giant panda born on July 8, 2010 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. His birth was part of the coordinated national captive giant panda management program, which seeks to maintain a genetically robust, self-sustaining captive population of the vulnerable species. He is officially registered in the global captive giant panda breeding registry, with his parentage formally documented: his father is Pan Pan (studbook number 496) and his mother is Qing Qing (studbook number 529), both longstanding participants in the China Conservation and Research Center’s breeding efforts whose lineage traces to wild-origin giant panda stock, making Jin Hu a valuable contributor to genetic diversity within the captive population.
On July 8, 2011, his first birthday, Jin Hu was transferred to Dalian Forest Zoo in Liaoning Province, where he has resided permanently since. The zoo adheres to national captive giant panda care standards for his management: his enclosure is designed to encourage natural foraging and resting behaviors, and he receives routine comprehensive health checks from specialized veterinary staff as part of ongoing species monitoring protocols. He has become a core part of the zoo’s public education programming focused on giant panda conservation, with regular visitor sessions highlighting the threats facing wild giant panda populations and the importance of protecting their native mountain forest habitats in central China.
Jin Hu is noted for his active, social demeanor, making him one of the most popular animal residents at Dalian Forest Zoo and drawing consistent visitor interest each year. Beyond his public appeal, he contributes to long-term research into captive giant panda welfare, with data collected from his daily behavior, feeding patterns, and health outcomes supporting refinements to care practices across global captive panda facilities. His presence serves as a tangible ambassador for his species, helping to build public support for both local conservation education initiatives and national efforts to preserve wild giant panda populations and their ecosystems.
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Jin Hu (Chinese: ??), studbook number 783, is a male giant panda born on July 8, 2010 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding.
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Jin Hu was born at Chengdu Base and later transferred to the Dalian Forest Zoo where he currently resides. He is a popular panda known for his playful personality.
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