Ao Li Ge

Ao Li Ge is a male giant panda born on 2012-07-28 at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. He is registered under studbook number 855 in the global giant panda studbook system, and he remains alive as of the most recent official census of captive giant pandas. He is the offspring of Xi Lan (studbook 608) and Cheng Gong (studbook 610), both adult giant pandas housed at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding at the time of his birth. His lineage is tracked through the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda’s centralized studbook program. Currently living at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Sichuan, China, he participates in the base’s captive breeding program and public education initiatives for giant panda conservation. Captive giant pandas at this facility support research into giant panda behavior, genetics, and habitat adaptation. As a healthy captive-born giant panda, Ao Li Ge exhibits typical foraging and resting behaviors of the species, spending most of his day feeding on bamboo and resting. He is a popular attraction for domestic and international visitors to the Chengdu base, helping raise public awareness of giant panda conservation. His genetic material contributes to the diversity of the captive giant panda population, supporting long-term conservation efforts for the species.