Gu Gu

Gu Gu is a male giant panda born on September 25, 2000 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. He is listed as studbook number 508 in the global giant panda studbook maintained by coordinated captive breeding programs. He is the offspring of Pan Pan (studbook 400) and Yong Ba (studbook 358). Both of his parents are registered captive giant pandas that contributed to the breeding program at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. Currently living at Beijing Zoo, he participates in public education programming for giant panda conservation outreach. As one of the most long-term resident giant pandas at Beijing Zoo, he receives regular veterinary care and species-appropriate habitat management from zoo staff. As a mature captive-bred giant panda, Gu Gu displays typical species traits, including a primarily bamboo-based diet and extended periods of daily resting and feeding. He is a major attraction for domestic and international visitors to Beijing Zoo, and helps raise public awareness of giant panda conservation progress and ongoing threats to wild giant panda populations in mountainous central China.