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Qing Qing

青青

Qing Qing is a female giant panda born on 2013-08-10 at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Her official studbook number is 885, and she is recorded as alive in global giant panda population registries maintained by the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. She is the offspring of Lin Bing and Bing Di. Both of her parents are registered giant pandas born and raised in managed conservation breeding programs in southwest China. Currently living at Chongqing Zoo, she participates in the giant panda ex-situ conservation breeding program coordinated by Chinese national wildlife conservation authorities. Chongqing Zoo is one of China’s key public-facing institutions for giant panda conservation education and public outreach. As a giant panda born in managed breeding, Qing Qing displays typical foraging and resting behaviors of the species, spending up to 14 hours daily feeding on bamboo. She is a popular attraction for domestic and international tourists, serving as an accessible ambassador for giant panda conservation. Her participation in the breeding program supports genetic diversity goals for the globally vulnerable species.