The weaning process for Ya Lun and Xi Lun is now complete, and the girls are now living independently from Lun Lun. As you know from following our updates,
Over time, we will have opportunities to have Lun Lun and the twins be within visual
The opening of a new habitat is exciting, but it is also a lot of hard work. As the care team of many of the animals that are part of the new African Savanna,
some have adjusted faster than others.
Although giant pandas and red pandas are not closely related, they actually share some cool similarities. The word panda in Nepalese means „bamboo eater.”
They also both have pseudothumbs, an extension of the wrist bone, that is not an
Zoo Atlanta has contributed over $16 million for giant panda conservation in China. It is our most significant conservation investment.
In the past decade, giant panda numbers have risen by 17 percent.
(photo by Amanda D.)
this is to ensure that all of the pandas are still favoring the bamboo that we have
(photo by Jen W.)
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As Shauna mentioned a couple of weeks ago, we are working on teaching the cubs to get onto the adult panda scale for weights. This behavior also requires the
Then we would show them that the bottle was on the scale and the cub would have to
Spring is almost upon us, and in the next several weeks, you’ll get a chance to see the pandas eating bamboo shoots. That season isn’t here just yet – we
Giant pandas have powerful jaw muscles, and these muscles wrap around to connect
