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Jing Wai

晶外

Jing Wai is a male giant panda born on 2019-06-11 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. He is registered as studbook number 1178 in the global giant panda studbook system maintained by international conservation collaborators. He is the offspring of Xi Lan, studbook number 649, and Wu Yi, studbook number 782. Both of his parents are captive-bred giant pandas housed at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, and both have documented pedigrees within the coordinated captive breeding program. Currently living at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, Sichuan, China, he participates in the China-managed giant panda captive breeding program, which supports research on giant panda biology and ecosystem conservation. He is also accessible to public education programs that teach visitors about giant panda protection. As a subadult captive giant panda, Jing Wai displays typical species traits including foraging on bamboo and engaging in daily climbing activity. He contributes to public outreach that raises global awareness of giant panda conservation. His participation in the coordinated breeding program helps maintain the genetic diversity of the captive giant panda population, which supports long-term species survival efforts.