Cheng Dui

Cheng Dui is a male giant panda born on 2018-06-23 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. He is registered under studbook number 1066 in the global giant panda studbook system maintained by the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. As a captive-bred individual, he has been monitored by base researchers from birth for health and developmental markers. He is the offspring of Tiantian, studbook number 1053, and Caicai, studbook number 1054. Both of his parents are long-term captive residents at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, with documented healthy reproductive histories. His birth was part of the base’s planned coordinated breeding program for the species. Currently living at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Sichuan, China, he participates in the base’s ex-situ conservation initiatives for giant pandas. He is also a frequently observed subject in the base’s public education programs that teach visitors about giant panda ecology and conservation needs. As a young adult giant panda, Cheng Dui displays typical foraging behaviors, spending an average of 12 to 14 hours daily consuming bamboo. He is a popular subject for visitor photography and live giant panda streaming hosted by the Chengdu base, contributing to public engagement with giant panda conservation. His participation in the captive breeding program supports genetic diversity goals for the species, which remains classified as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.