Ban Ban

Ban Ban is a female giant panda born on 2016-10-04 at Shanghai Zoo. She is registered under studbook number 1290 in the global giant panda breeding registry, and remains in good health as of the latest population surveys of captive giant pandas in China. She is the offspring of Gu Gu (studbook 1079) and Xi Xi (studbook 1078), both captive-bred giant pandas previously housed at Shanghai Zoo. Her lineage follows standard breeding planning coordinated by China’s national giant panda conservation management network. Currently living at Shanghai Zoo, she participates in captive management and public education programs focused on giant panda conservation. She is one of the most visited resident animals at the zoo, which welcomes millions of domestic and international guests annually to learn about endangered species protection. Ban Ban displays typical giant panda behavioral traits, including spending up to 14 hours daily feeding on bamboo and resting. As a local attraction at one of China’s oldest public zoos, she helps raise public awareness of giant panda conservation. Captive breeding individuals like Ban Ban support the long-term survival goal of the species, which has been reclassified from Endangered to Vulnerable by the IUCN.