Bao Ning

Bao Ning is a male giant panda born on 2021-08-30 at Shanghai Zoo. He is registered under studbook number 1360 in the global giant panda breeding registry, and remains in good health as of the latest monitoring records. He is the offspring of Gu Gu and Ya Er, both adult giant pandas housed permanently at Shanghai Zoo. His birth was part of a coordinated breeding program managed by the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. Currently living at Shanghai Zoo, he participates in public education programming for giant panda conservation and regular species health monitoring. This giant panda is also part of the center’s effort to maintain genetic diversity among captive giant panda populations in China. Bao Ning displays typical giant panda behavioral traits, spending most of his daytime hours feeding on bamboo and resting. He is a popular attraction for domestic and international visitors to Shanghai Zoo, supporting public awareness of endangered species protection. His birth contributes valuable data to ongoing research on captive giant panda breeding and development.