Chong Chong

Chong Chong is a male giant panda born on 2013-08-10 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. He is recorded as individual number 884 in the international giant panda studbook, and remains alive as of 2024. He is the offspring of Bing Bing and Xi Mei. Both of his parents are captive-bred giant pandas resident at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, with established lineages within the Chinese captive breeding program. Currently living at Chongqing Zoo, he participates in the China Giant Panda Captive Breeding Program, which aims to maintain genetic diversity of the species. As a public exhibit, he receives daily care from a team of dedicated giant panda veterinarians and keepers. As a male captive giant panda, Chong Chong displays typical species traits: he spends most of his daytime hours feeding on bamboo and resting. He is a popular attraction for domestic and international tourists visiting Chongqing Zoo, and contributes to public education about giant panda conservation, supporting outreach efforts for wild giant panda habitat protection.