Panda archive

Jin Dou

金双

Jin Dou is a female giant panda born on 2020-08-08 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. Her studbook number is 1247, and she is confirmed to be alive as of the latest official record of the center. She is the offspring of Jin Xi and Chun Chun. Both of her parents are captive-bred giant pandas managed under the China Conservation and Research Center’s coordinated breeding program. Currently living at the China Conservation and Research Center in Wolong, Sichuan, she participates in the center’s ex situ conservation and captive breeding research projects for the species. The center is a leading institution for giant panda conservation in China, housing over 100 captive giant pandas. Jin Dou displays typical giant panda foraging behavior, primarily feeding on bamboo native to the Wolong reserve. As a genetically valuable captive-born individual, she contributes to the maintenance of genetic diversity in the global captive giant panda population. She is occasionally featured in educational conservation outreach materials, helping raise public awareness of giant panda protection efforts.