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Bingdi
冰点
- Life status
- Living
- Born
Bingdi weighed only about 58 grams at birth, setting what was then the world record for the lowest birth weight of a newborn giant panda cub. In 2001, during the final stage of Beijing’s Olympic bid, Guangdong Sibao Company sponsored Bingdi through a giant panda symbolic adoption program and gave the panda the name Pan'ao, expressing hopes for Beijing’s successful bid.
- Sex
- Male
- Studbook number
- 520
- Current place
- Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
No photograph is available yet.
Timeline
7 recorded events
Born at the Chengdu Panda Base at about 58 grams
Bingdi was born at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding on September 1, 2000, with older twin brother Bingxing. At about 58 grams, Bingdi set what was then the world record for the lowest birth weight of a giant panda cub.
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Was sponsored and named Pan'ao
Guangdong Sibao Company sponsored Bingdi through a giant panda symbolic adoption program on June 25, 2001, and gave the panda the name Pan'ao in connection with hopes for Beijing’s successful Olympic bid.
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
- Year only
Moved to Shenzhen Safari Park
Bingdi moved to Shenzhen Safari Park with Chenggong in April 2002.
Shenzhen Safari Park
Returned to Chengdu after ending the Shenzhen stay
Bingdi ended the stay in Shenzhen and returned to Chengdu on April 8, 2004.
Chengdu
Moved to Luoyang Wangcheng Zoo for public education cooperation
Bingdi left Chengdu for Luoyang Wangcheng Zoo on September 11, 2008, for giant panda public education cooperation.
Luoyang Wangcheng Zoo
Moved to Chengdu Zoo
Bingdi moved to Chengdu Zoo with Kebi, Yaya and Lili on April 28, 2016.
Chengdu Zoo
- Year only
Returned to the Chengdu Panda Base
Bingdi returned to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in February 2023 for his later years.
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Relationships
Places
Current place
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Read more about its time in different places in the Timeline.
Sources
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- duzhebao.cnhttps://duzhebao.cn/dydz/web/Home/detail/218129
Event source
- news.sohu.comhttps://news.sohu.com/2004/04/09/00/news219790039.shtml
Event source