Caocao

Entered mother-led rewilding training and gave birth to Taotao

Caocao entered the mother-led cub rewilding program at Hetaoping in Wolong on July 20, 2010, and gave birth to Taotao in a rewilding training enclosure on August 3.

Hetaoping, Wolong

Son Taotao released into the wild

After completing mother-led cub rewilding training with Caocao, her son Taotao was released into Liziping National Nature Reserve on October 11, 2012.

Liziping National Nature Reserve

Gave birth to Hua Jiao and began another rewilding cycle

Caocao gave birth to Hua Jiao at Hetaoping Wild Training Base on July 6, 2013, and again took part in mother-led cub rewilding training.

Hetaoping Wild Training Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

Daughter Hua Jiao released into the wild

After completing mother-led cub rewilding training with Caocao, her daughter Hua Jiao was released into Liziping National Nature Reserve on November 19, 2015.

Liziping National Nature Reserve

First field breeding trial with a wild male proved successful

On March 1, 2017, Caocao entered Wuyipeng in Wolong as the first captive giant panda used in a field breeding trial with wild pandas. She mated naturally with a wild male on March 23 and gave birth on July 31, marking the first successful trial of its kind.

Wuyipeng, Wolong

Mated with a wild panda again and gave birth to twins

Caocao mated naturally with a wild giant panda again on March 18, 2018, and gave birth to male-female twins Hehe and Meimei on July 25. The pair became the first surviving twins from the field breeding program.

Gave birth to another pair of male twins

Caocao gave birth to another pair of male twins on August 20, 2019, extending the field breeding program’s run of successful births to three consecutive years.

Moved to Mianyang Base

Caocao moved into Mianyang Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda on November 4, 2025.

Mianyang Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda