Long Hui

Long Hui is a male giant panda born on 2000-08-31 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. He is listed as studbook number 458 in the global registry of captive giant pandas, and he remained in captive management throughout his lifetime. He is the offspring of Pan Pan (studbook 324) and Tang Tang (studbook 358), both giant pandas housed at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda at the time of his birth. His lineage traces back to wild giant panda populations native to Sichuan province, China. Currently living at Vienna Zoo, he/she participates in the international collaborative giant panda conservation breeding program overseen by Chinese authorities and the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria. The program coordinates research and breeding efforts to maintain a genetically healthy captive population of giant pandas. Long Hui was known for his docile foraging behavior, and he was a major cultural attraction for Vienna Zoo, introducing millions of European visitors to giant panda conservation. He contributed valuable data to captive giant panda health and breeding research, supporting long-term global conservation efforts for this vulnerable species.