Panda Archive

Ke Jiu

柯九

Ke Jiu is a female giant panda born on 2012-08-25 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Her studbook number is 1054, and she is recorded as alive in official giant panda population records. She is one of more than 600 captive giant pandas managed by China’s State Forestry and Grassland Administration’s giant panda conservation network. She is the offspring of Ke Bing and Jiu Jiu. Both of her parents are captive-bred giant pandas housed permanently at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Her lineage is fully documented in the international giant panda studbook maintained by the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. Currently living at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, she participates in the base’s public education and captive breeding programs for giant pandas. The Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding is a leading institution for ex-situ conservation of the species, focused on maintaining genetically diverse captive populations and raising public awareness of threatened wildlife. Ke Jiu displays typical giant panda behavioral traits, spending most of her day foraging on bamboo and resting. She is a popular attraction for domestic and international visitors to Chengdu, and her genetic profile contributes to research on giant panda population health. Her participation in the captive breeding program supports long-term conservation goals for the vulnerable species.