Bing Li

Bing Li is a female giant panda born on 1999-09-21 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. She is listed as studbook number 560 in the global giant panda breeding registry, and has remained in managed care at institutions based in Sichuan, China, for her entire life. She is the offspring of Pan Pan (studbook number 393) and Ya Ya (studbook number 397). Both of her parents were long-term residents of the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, and contributed to the base’s formal giant panda conservation breeding program. Currently living at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, she participates in the base’s public education and ex-situ conservation initiatives for giant pandas. As an older adult giant panda, she receives specialized geriatric care tailored to the species’ long-term welfare needs in managed care. As an adult female giant panda, Bing Li displays typical species traits including daily bamboo foraging and extended resting periods. She is a popular attraction for domestic and international visitors to the Chengdu base, and represents the success of decades of coordinated giant panda conservation breeding efforts that have improved the species’ wild population status.