Ai Li
艾莉
15 years old
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Ai Li (艾莉, studbook 811) is a female giant panda born on July 24, 2011 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breed...
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Li Li (#387)
莉莉
alive female
Born September 3, 1992
Li Li is a female giant panda born on 1992-09-03 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. She is the offspring of Qing Qing (庆庆) and Chuan Chuan (川川). Currently living at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, she participates in the base’s captive breeding program for giant pandas, a species classified as Vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Li Li is known for her gentle foraging behavior, consuming an average of 12 to 18 kilograms of bamboo daily. As one of the longest-lived captive giant pandas at the Chengdu base, she draws regular interest from wildlife researchers and visitors. Her participation in breeding programs has contributed to growing genetically diverse captive giant panda populations, supporting ongoing species recovery efforts across Sichuan.
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September 3, 1992
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Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
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Li Li is a female giant panda born on 1992-09-03 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. She is the offspring of Qing Qing (庆庆) and Chuan Chuan (川川). Currently living at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, she participates in the base’s captive breeding program for giant pandas, a species classified as Vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Li Li is known for her gentle foraging behavior, consuming an average of 12 to 18 kilograms of bamboo daily. As one of the longest-lived captive giant pandas at the Chengdu base, she draws regular interest from wildlife researchers and visitors. Her participation in breeding programs has contributed to growing genetically diverse captive giant panda populations, supporting ongoing species recovery efforts across Sichuan.
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Li Li (Chinese: 莉莉), studbook number 387, is a female giant panda born on September 3, 1992 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. She is the offspring of Qing Qing (庆庆) and Chuan Chuan (川川); her sibling is Jing Rong (京蓉).
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Li Li was born and raised at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. She lived in South Korea from 1994 to 1999 before returning to the base, where she continues to reside. As one of the oldest pandas at the base, she is a long-term resident who has contributed to the base’s breeding program and public education initiatives.
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1963 Breakthrough: The First Ever Captive Panda Birth at Beijing Zoo
In 1963, at the Beijing Zoo, a female panda named Li Li gave birth to Ming Ming — the first giant panda cub ever born in captivity. This article tells the story of the historic birth, the keepers and scientists who made it possible, and how this single event launched the modern era of captive panda breeding.
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80 Years of Panda Diplomacy: From Wartime Gifts to Global Research Loans
Trace the transformation of giant panda diplomacy from 1941, when Soong Mei-ling gifted the first pandas to America, through the landmark 1972 Nixon-era exchange, to today's international research loan agreements that channel millions of dollars annually into wild habitat conservation. This is the untold story of how a reclusive mountain bear became the world's most powerful diplomatic animal.
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