Panda Archive

Xing Ning

星宁

Xing Ning is a male giant panda born on 2023-07-30 at Dalian Zoo. He carries studbook number 1352, and is officially registered in the national China giant panda studbook, which tracks demographic and genetic data for the captive population. He is the offspring of Bing Bing and Wei Wei, both adult giant pandas housed long-term at Dalian Zoo. His birth was the result of a planned natural mating within the framework of the Chinese Association of Zoological Gardens captive breeding program for the species. Currently living at Dalian Zoo, Dalian, Liaoning Province, China, he participates in managed captive breeding conservation programs for giant pandas. He also is a featured animal in the zoo’s public education initiatives focused on threatened species protection. As a young captive-born giant panda, Xing Ning displays typical species-typical foraging and climbing behaviors. He draws consistent public attention to giant panda conservation efforts. His birth contributes to the genetic diversity of the global captive giant panda population, supporting long-term species survival goals for this endemic Chinese species.