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Xiao Ning

小宁

Xiao Ning is a female giant panda born on 2022-08-25 at Nanjing Zoo. She is registered under studbook number 1348 in the national Chinese giant panda breeding registry, and remains in good health as of the latest 2024 wildlife monitoring update. Her birth marked the second successful giant panda breeding at Nanjing Zoo in over a decade. She is the offspring of Lu Lu and Fu Ni, both adult giant pandas housed long-term at Nanjing Zoo. Lu Lu, her father, was born at the Wolong National Nature Reserve in Sichuan Province, while her mother Fu Ni was born at the Beijing Zoo before being transferred to Nanjing Zoo as part of a national breeding exchange. Currently living at Nanjing Zoo, located in Jiangsu Province, eastern China, he? No, wait, she. Currently living at Nanjing Zoo, located in Jiangsu Province, eastern China, she participates in the China Giant Panda Conservation and Breeding Program, which coordinates breeding efforts across captive facilities across the country. Nanjing Zoo open her outdoor enclosure to public viewing, with controlled visitor limits to reduce stress on the giant panda. Xiao Ning displays typical giant panda behavioral traits, spending approximately 12 hours daily consuming bamboo and resting. As a young captive-born giant panda, she is a popular cultural attraction for domestic tourists visiting Nanjing, and contributes to public education about giant panda conservation priorities. Her participation in the coordinated breeding program supports efforts to maintain genetic diversity for this vulnerable species.