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Lei Lei (#861)
雷雷
alive male
Born July 15, 2012
Lei Lei is a male giant panda born on 2012-07-15 at China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. His studbook number is 861, and he is currently a living adult giant panda registered in the global giant panda studbook system. He is the offspring of Lu Lu and Xi Mei, both captive-bred giant pandas with documented pedigrees at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. His lineage is part of the center's managed captive breeding program designed to maintain genetic diversity for the species. Currently living at China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Sichuan, China, he participates in the center's captive breeding and species conservation initiatives. His health and behavior are regularly monitored by center researchers to support long-term giant panda conservation planning. As a healthy captive-bred male, Lei Lei demonstrates typical giant panda feeding and resting behaviors, spending most of his daily activity consuming bamboo. He is a common attraction for regulated public education tours, helping raise public awareness of giant panda conservation. His participation in the breeding program contributes to maintaining the genetic health of the global captive giant panda population.
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July 15, 2012
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China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda
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Lei Lei is a male giant panda born on 2012-07-15 at China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. His studbook number is 861, and he is currently a living adult giant panda registered in the global giant panda studbook system. He is the offspring of Lu Lu and Xi Mei, both captive-bred giant pandas with documented pedigrees at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. His lineage is part of the center's managed captive breeding program designed to maintain genetic diversity for the species. Currently living at China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Sichuan, China, he participates in the center's captive breeding and species conservation initiatives. His health and behavior are regularly monitored by center researchers to support long-term giant panda conservation planning. As a healthy captive-bred male, Lei Lei demonstrates typical giant panda feeding and resting behaviors, spending most of his daily activity consuming bamboo. He is a common attraction for regulated public education tours, helping raise public awareness of giant panda conservation. His participation in the breeding program contributes to maintaining the genetic health of the global captive giant panda population.
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Lei Lei (Chinese: ??), studbook number 861, is a male giant panda born on July 18, 2012 at the China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Panda (CCRCGP), Wolong, Sichuan.
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