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Liang Liang

靓靓

Liang Liang is a female giant panda born on 2006-08-23 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. She is listed as studbook number 641 in the global giant panda breeding registry, and remains alive as of 2024. She is the offspring of Xue Xue (studbook 494) and Tang Tang (studbook 480). Her lineage comes from the wild giant panda population native to the Qinling Mountains, with both parents born and raised in captive breeding programs in Sichuan. Currently living at Malaysia Zoo, she participates in the international giant panda cooperative breeding program overseen by the Chinese government and host nation wildlife authorities. The program supports research and public education focused on giant panda ecology. As a captive-bred giant panda, Liang Liang demonstrates gentle foraging and resting behaviors typical of the species, and draws millions of annual visitors to Malaysia Zoo. She acts as a cultural and conservation ambassador, raising global public awareness of giant panda recovery efforts, which have upgraded the species from Endangered to Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.