Jing Ke

Jing Ke is a male giant panda born on June 11, 2019 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. He is listed as studbook number 1177 in the global giant panda studbook system, which tracks the captive population of the species for management purposes. He is the offspring of Tiantian (studbook 649) and Wuyi (studbook 782). Both of his parents are captive-bred giant pandas that have resided at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding through their adult lives. Currently living at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, Sichuan, China, he participates in the base’s captive breeding and public education programs for giant pandas. The Chengdu base coordinates its giant panda management with national conservation frameworks that aim to support the long-term survival of the species. As a subadult captive giant panda, Jing Ke displays typical foraging behaviors, spending most of his active time feeding on bamboo. He is a popular attraction for domestic and international visitors to the Chengdu base, contributing to public awareness of giant panda conservation. His inclusion in the coordinated captive breeding program supports efforts to maintain a genetically healthy and demographically stable captive population of giant pandas.