Cheng Gong

Cheng Gong is a female giant panda born on 2000-09-11 at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. She is recorded as studbook number 514 in the global giant panda studbook system maintained by the China Wildlife Conservation Association. She is the offspring of Pan Pan (studbook 424) and Li Li (studbook 419). Both of her parents were long-term resident giant pandas at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, with established breeding records within the national captive breeding program. Currently living at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, he/she participates in the base's coordinated captive breeding program for giant pandas. The program aims to maintain genetic diversity within the captive population of this endangered species, and supports eventual reintroduction efforts for wild populations in the Minshan and Qionglai Mountains of Sichuan. As a mature captive-bred giant panda, Cheng Gong displayed typical foraging behaviors, spending an average of 12 to 16 hours daily consuming bamboo. She was featured in public education exhibits at the Chengdu base, helping raise global public awareness of giant panda conservation, and contributed genetically to the growth of the stable captive giant panda population.