Long Long

Long Long is a female giant panda born on 18 September 2001 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Her studbook number is 625, and she is recorded as one of the captive-bred giant pandas managed by China’s national giant panda conservation program. She is the offspring of Pan Pan, studbook number 393, and Tang Tang, studbook number 402. Both of her parents were established captive breeding individuals at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Currently living at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, she participates in the base’s captive breeding program for giant pandas, a species classified as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. This giant panda displays typical foraging behaviors, spending over 10 hours daily consuming bamboo, consistent with the species. As a long-term resident of the Chengdu Research Base, she contributes to public education about giant panda ecology, and her lineage supports genetic diversity efforts for the global captive giant panda population.