Ya Xing

Ya Xing is a female giant panda born on 2002-08-28 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Her studbook number is 553, and she is recorded as an adult alive individual in global giant panda population studbooks maintained by international giant panda conservation collaborative programs. She is the offspring of Xiong Ke and Ya Ya, both mature giant pandas originally housed at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding with confirmed studbook records in the Chinese native giant panda breeding registry. Currently living at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Sichuan Province, China, she participates in the base’s ex-situ conservation breeding program for giant pandas, which aims to maintain genetically diverse captive giant panda populations. As a gentle, herbivorous adult giant panda, Ya Xing draws regular attention from global zoo visitors and giant panda conservation researchers. Her participation in captive breeding programs supports ongoing efforts to reinforce wild giant panda populations, which are classified as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.