Zhu Hai

Zhu Hai is a male giant panda born on 2009-08-09 at China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. His official studbook number is 731, and he remains in active care as part of the center’s managed giant panda population. He is the offspring of male giant panda studbook 432 and female giant panda studbook 685. Both parent individuals are part of the formal ex-situ conservation breeding program operated by the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. Currently living at China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, he participates in the center’s species research and captive breeding initiatives. These programs support global efforts to maintain a genetically diverse and sustainable captive giant panda population. Zhu Hai displays typical giant panda feeding behaviors, with a diet consisting of over 90% bamboo supplemented by formulated nutrient feed. His presence contributes to public education programs that raise awareness of giant panda habitat protection in the Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu mountain ranges of China, supporting the species’ long-term conservation goals.