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Hua Ning Second

华宁

Hua Ning Second is a female giant panda born on 2022-07-30 at Guangzhou Chimelong Safari Park. She is listed as studbook number 1358 in the global giant panda registry maintained by the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. She remains in good health as of 2024, and has adapted well to her habitat at her birth facility. She is the offspring of Hua Xiong and Ning Jing, both captive-bred giant pandas previously housed at Guangzhou Chimelong. Her father Hua Xiong was born in the Wolong National Nature Reserve in 2002, while her mother Ning Jing was born in the Qinling Mountains protected area in 2010. Currently living at Guangzhou Chimelong Safari Park in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, she participates in the facility’s managed captive breeding program for the giant panda. This program is part of a nationwide coordinated conservation initiative to maintain genetically healthy captive giant panda populations. As a young captive giant panda, Hua Ning Second displays typical species traits: she consumes over 10 kilograms of bamboo daily, and spends up to 14 hours resting and foraging. She is a popular attraction for domestic and international visitors to Guangzhou Chimelong, raising public awareness of giant panda conservation. Her birth contributes to the genetic diversity of the global captive giant panda population, supporting ongoing conservation efforts for the species.