Panda Archive

Jin Xi

金喜

Jin Xi is a male giant panda born on 2020-08-08 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. His official studbook number is 1246, and he is recognized in the global giant panda studbook system maintained by international conservation coordination groups. He is the offspring of Zhi Zhi (studbook 395) and Xi Mei (studbook 513), both adult giant pandas housed at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. His lineage is part of the center’s managed captive breeding program, which tracks genetic diversity to support population health. Currently living at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Woltran, Sichuan, he participates in the center’s captive breeding and behavioral observation research projects. The center, a leading institution for giant panda conservation, monitors his daily activity and social development to improve captive management protocols. As a young captive-bred giant panda, Jin Xi displays typical species traits including regular bamboo foraging and climbing. Giant pandas like Jin Xi serve as global conservation symbols, raising public awareness of habitat protection for endemic Chinese wildlife. Captive populations maintained by the China Conservation and Research Center support the long-term survival of the species.