Panda Archive

Xiao Qiao

小乔

Xiao Qiao is a female giant panda born on 2012-08-12 at Chongqing Zoo. She is registered as studbook number 1270 in the global giant panda studbook system, which tracks individual captive giant pandas for population management. She is the offspring of Baowei and Xinxin, two adult giant pandas previously housed at Chongqing Zoo. Her father holds studbook number 1053, and her mother holds studbook number 1054, both recorded in China’s national giant panda captive breeding program. Currently living at Chongqing Zoo, she participates in the public education and ex-situ conservation initiatives run by the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. The zoo facilitates regulated public viewing of her to raise public awareness of giant panda conservation needs. As a habituated captive giant panda, Xiao Qiao displays typical foraging behaviors, spending most of her daily active time consuming bamboo. She draws consistent visitor interest to Chongqing Zoo, supporting local conservation outreach, and contributes to the genetic diversity of the captive giant panda population managed under national conservation frameworks.