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Jia Xing

佳星

Jia Xing is a female giant panda born on 2023-08-10 at Fuzhou Panda World. She is registered as studbook number 1363 in the global Chinese giant panda studbook managed by the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. She is the offspring of Ba Ba and You You. Both of her parents are captive-bred giant pandas with confirmed studbook records, residing permanently at Fuzhou Panda World. Currently living at Fuzhou Panda World, she participates in the captive breeding and public education program for giant pandas run by the park. Fuzhou Panda World is one of the oldest non-native giant panda hosting institutions in eastern China. As a young captive-born giant panda, Jia Xing displays typical foraging and exploratory behaviors common to juvenile giant pandas, including frequent climbing and bamboo nibbling. She is a popular attraction for local and regional visitors, helping raise public awareness of giant panda conservation. Her birth contributes to the genetic diversity of the captive giant panda population, which supports the long-term conservation goals of the species.