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Qi Qi

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Qi Qi is a male giant panda born on 2008-08-13 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. He is registered as studbook number 751 in the global giant panda studbook system, and remains alive as of the most recent official records. This facility, located in Chengdu, Sichuan, China, is one of the world’s leading centers for captive giant panda breeding and research. He is the offspring of Pan Pan (studbook 432) and Tang Tang (studbook 487). Both of his parents are well-documented captive giant pandas held at Chinese breeding institutions, and both contributed to the coordinated captive breeding program for the species. His lineage is part of the program’s efforts to maintain genetic diversity among the captive giant panda population. Currently living at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, he participates in the site’s public education and captive breeding programs. The base hosts millions of domestic and international visitors annually, and supports ongoing field conservation work for wild giant pandas in the Qinling and Minshan mountain ranges. Giant pandas are classified as Vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, a status achieved through decades of coordinated conservation intervention. As a captive-bred giant panda, Qi Qi displays the species’ characteristic herbivorous diet, feeding primarily on bamboo, and a generally sedentary daily routine. He is a popular attraction for visitors to the Chengdu Research Base, and helps raise public awareness of giant panda conservation. His participation in the captive breeding program contributes to the long-term survival of the species, supporting goals to maintain a healthy, genetically diverse ex situ population.