He Feng

He Feng is a male giant panda born on 2016-08-09 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. This giant panda holds studbook number 1042 in the global giant panda studbook registry maintained by the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. He is the offspring of giant panda Bing Wen, who carries studbook number 649, and giant panda Cheng Cheng, who carries studbook number 514. Both parents are long-term residents of the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Sichuan Province, China. Currently living at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, he participates in the base’s managed captive breeding program for giant pandas, part of China’s national giant panda conservation initiative. The program works to maintain genetic diversity among the captive giant panda population. He Feng exhibits typical giant panda foraging behavior, spending over 10 hours daily consuming bamboo sourced from local Sichuan forests. He is a popular attraction for domestic and international visitors at the Chengdu base, supporting public education efforts about giant panda conservation. As a healthy captive-born individual, he contributes to the long-term conservation goal of sustaining a viable, genetically diverse giant panda population.