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Qiqi
启启
- Life status
- Living
- Born
Qiqi and his younger twin brother Diandian were born at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding on September 16, 2015. In 2016, the brothers became the world’s first pair of animal ambassadors for the United Nations Development Programme’s Sustainable Development Goals. After a global naming campaign, they were formally named Qiqi and Diandian: Qiqi conveys inspiration, while the combined phrase “Qidian” also suggests a new starting point for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the path of global development.
- Sex
- Male
- Studbook number
- 985
- Current place
- Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Timeline
3 recorded events
Born at the Chengdu Panda Base with twin brother Diandian
Qiqi was born at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding on September 16, 2015, with his younger twin brother Diandian.
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
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Became one of the UNDP Sustainable Development Goals’ first pair of animal ambassadors
In January 2016, Qiqi and Diandian formally became the world’s first pair of animal ambassadors for the United Nations Development Programme’s Sustainable Development Goals.
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Was formally named Qiqi
On September 19, 2016, the United Nations Development Programme formally announced the brothers’ names as Qiqi and Diandian.
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
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Places
Current place
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
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Sources
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- www.undp.orghttps://www.undp.org/zh/china/dongwudashi
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