Ai Lan

Ai Lan is a female giant panda born on 2015-07-04 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. She is recorded under studbook number 953 in global giant panda population tracking, and remains alive as of the latest official update from the base. She is the offspring of Pan Pan and Ya Ya. Both of her parents are registered captive giant pandas with assigned studbook numbers 649 and 652 respectively, maintained through coordinated population management for the species. Currently living at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, Sichuan, China, she participates in the base’s coordinated captive breeding program for giant pandas, a species classified as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. As a mature captive-born giant panda, Ai Lan displays typical species traits including a primarily bamboo-based diet and regular daily activity patterns focused on foraging and resting. She is one of many giant pandas that receive public viewing at the Chengdu base, supporting public education about giant panda conservation and the protection of native Sichuan forest ecosystems. Her inclusion in the captive breeding program supports genetic diversity goals for the long-term survival of the species.