Dong Dong

Dong Dong is a male giant panda born on 2022-08-10 at Shanghai Zoo. He is registered as studbook number 1322 in the global giant panda studbook managed by the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. He remains alive as of the most recent official population survey. He is the offspring of Xing Guang and Ya Yi, both adult giant pandas housed permanently at Shanghai Zoo. Both of his parents are part of China’s ex-situ giant panda conservation breeding program. Currently living at Shanghai Zoo, he participates in the facility’s public education programming and managed breeding monitoring for giant pandas. Ex-situ conservation programs like this one at Shanghai Zoo complement in-situ protection work for wild giant panda populations in the Minshan and Qinling Mountains of central China. As a young captive-bred giant panda, Dong Dong demonstrates typical species traits including daily bamboo foraging and seasonal climbing activity. He is a popular attraction for domestic and international visitors to Shanghai Zoo, supporting public awareness of giant panda conservation. His birth contributes to the genetic diversity of the global captive giant panda population, which supports long-term species recovery efforts.