Ya Er

Ya Er is a male giant panda born on 2014-08-28 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. He is registered as studbook number 922 in the national giant panda studbook system maintained by China’s giant panda conservation management network. He is the offspring of Ya Ya, studbook number 649, and Bing Bing, studbook number 412. Both of his parents are captive-bred giant pandas that previously resided at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Currently living at Jinan Zoo in Shandong Province, China, he participates in public education and captive breeding programs for giant pandas coordinated by the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. The program supports ex situ conservation, a key strategy for protecting the endangered giant panda species. Ya Er is documented as a calm, active giant panda that regularly engages in public viewing events, helping raise public awareness of giant panda conservation. As a genetically valuable captive-bred individual, he contributes to maintaining the genetic diversity of the global captive giant panda population, supporting long-term conservation efforts for the species.