Jin Man

Jin Man is a female giant panda born on 2018-09-01 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Her studbook number is 1111, and she is officially registered in the global giant panda studbook managed by the China Giant Panda Conservation and Research Center. She is the offspring of Xi Lan (studbook 649) and Ji Ni (studbook 819). Both of her parents are captive-bred giant pandas housed at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Currently living at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, Sichuan, China, she participates in the base’s captive giant panda conservation breeding and public education programs. As a healthy adult female, she is part of the base’s coordinated population management planning for the species. Jin Man displays typical giant panda foraging behavior, spending over 10 hours daily feeding on bamboo. She is a popular attraction for domestic and international visitors to the Chengdu base, and supports global public awareness of giant panda conservation. Captive breeding programs like the one she is part of have contributed to the giant panda’s reclassification from Endangered to Vulnerable by the IUCN Red List.