Panda Archive

Kang Xing

康星

Kang Xing is a male giant panda born on 2023-08-10 at Fuzhou Panda World. He is registered in the global giant panda studbook under number 1362, and is recognized as a captive-born individual of the species Ailuropoda melanoleuca. He is the offspring of male giant panda (studbook 1145) and female giant panda (studbook 1114). Both of his parents are permanent captive residents of Fuzhou Panda World, a giant panda conservation facility located in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China. Currently living at Fuzhou Panda World, he participates in the facility’s public education and captive breeding monitoring programs for giant pandas. His daily activities and development are tracked by on-site veterinary and research teams to support species management efforts. As a young captive-born giant panda, Kang Xing displays typical juvenile foraging and climbing traits common to the species. He is a popular attraction for domestic visitors to Fuzhou Panda World, and contributes to China’s long-term coordinated giant panda conservation program, which supports both captive population sustainability and public understanding of threatened species protection.