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Hua Yue

华月

Hua Yue is a female giant panda born on 2021-07-28 at Guangzhou Chimelong Safari Park. She is registered as studbook number 1340 in the global giant panda breeding registry. Her birth was part of a coordinated captive breeding program managed for the species’ long-term survival. She is the offspring of Jing Jing, studbook 1023, and Hao Hao, studbook 1022. Both of her parents are captive-bred giant pandas residing at Guangzhou Chimelong Safari Park. Her birth followed established breeding protocols aligned with the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda’s national framework. Currently living at Guangzhou Chimelong Safari Park in Guangdong Province, China, she participates in the institution’s public education and captive conservation programs. Giant pandas at this facility draw millions of domestic and international visitors annually, supporting outreach about wildlife protection. The park contributes data to global research on giant panda behavior and captive welfare. As a subadult giant panda, Hua Yue displays typical foraging traits, spending most of her daily active hours consuming bamboo. She is featured in official Chinese giant panda digital outreach, reaching a large online audience. Her existence supports research into captive giant panda development, and contributes to the species’ recovery, which moved from Endangered to Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List in 2016.