Yue Ning

Yue Ning is a male giant panda born on 2022-08-25 at Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo. His studbook number is 1349, and he remains in healthy condition as of current public records. He is the offspring of father panda Meng Lan and mother panda Jiu Jiu. Both parents were transferred to Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo as part of a national captive giant panda breeding cooperation program coordinated by the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. Currently living at Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo, he participates in the zoo’s captive giant panda health monitoring and socialization training program for juvenile individuals. The program also includes educational sessions to inform visitors about the species’ natural habitat and survival threats. Yue Ning shows playful, curious behavioral traits typical of juvenile giant pandas, frequently interacting with enrichment toys and exploring his outdoor enclosure. He has become a popular draw for visitors to the zoo, raising public awareness of giant panda conservation efforts and supporting funding for wild giant panda habitat protection projects in Sichuan, China.