Ji Xiao

Ji Xiao is a female giant panda born on 2019-06-05 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Registered as studbook number 1190, she is a healthy, alive adult female belonging to the Ailuropoda melanoleuca species, which is native to central China’s Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu provinces. She is the offspring of Bai Xiong (studbook 649) and Cheng Gong (studbook 522). Both of her parents are resident giant pandas at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, and both were born and raised in the facility’s ex-situ conservation program. Currently living at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, she participates in the base’s ex-situ conservation breeding program for giant pandas. She also participates in public education programs focused on giant panda ecology and threatened species protection. As a widely beloved giant panda born to popular captive parents, Ji Xiao is known for her playful, curious personality, and she has a large following on Chinese social media platforms. She contributes to public awareness of giant panda conservation, and supports the long-term research goals of the Chengdu Research Base to understand giant panda biology and support wild population recovery.