Jia Panpan

Jia Panpan is a male giant panda born on 2015-10-13 at Toronto Zoo. He holds studbook number 981 in the global giant panda breeding registry, and was one of the first giant pandas born in Canada in nearly three decades. This birth drew international attention to collaborative giant panda conservation between Canadian and Chinese institutions. He is the offspring of Er Da and Er Mao. His father has studbook number 645, and his mother has studbook number 646, both registered as part of the coordinated giant panda breeding program overseen by Chinese conservation authorities. Currently living at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, he participates in the organization’s coordinated captive breeding and public education programs for giant panda conservation. The center, based in Sichuan, is the world’s leading facility for giant panda research and captive management. As a young adult giant panda, Jia Panpan exhibits typical foraging behavior, spending most of his daily active time consuming bamboo. His cross-border birth has made him a cultural symbol of international conservation cooperation. He contributes to the genetic diversity of the captive giant panda population, supporting ongoing efforts to maintain a healthy, sustainable species population.