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Germany. In Berlin Zoo, Berlin, Bao Bao (1978–2012) was one of the first two giant pandas [3] in Germany and became—for a time—the oldest known panda in zoos. He was together with the female panda Tjen Tjen (who died in 1984) given to West Germany by China in 1980. Between 1991 and 1993 Bao Bao was loaned to London Zoo.
The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), also known as the panda bear or simply panda, is a bear species endemic to China. It is characterised by its white coat with black patches around the eyes, ears, legs and shoulders. Its body is rotund; adult individuals weigh 100 to 115 kg (220 to 254 lb) and are typically 1.2 to 1.9 m (3 ft 11 in to 6 ...
Hua Mei (simplified Chinese: 华美; traditional Chinese: 華美; intended meaning: "China/USA") (born August 21, 1999) is a female giant panda. She is the first giant panda cub to survive to adulthood in the United States. She was born to Bai Yun (mother) and Shi Shi (father) at the San Diego Zoo. Millions of people around the world watched ...
San Diego Zoo announced the giant pandas' public debut date, and people are ready to line up to see them. In mid-July, the zoo shared a video giving us all a glimpse of the pandas who have been ...
Tai Shan ( Chinese : 泰山; pinyin : Tài Shān, pronounced [tʰâiʂán], also known as Butterstick after birth and before naming) [ 1 ] is a giant panda born at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., on July 9, 2005. [ 2 ] He is the first panda cub born at the National Zoo to survive for more than a few days. He is the oldest brother of Bao ...
Months after the nation's capital bid an emotional farewell to its giant pandas, the National Zoo is expecting a renewed surge in panda-mania with the announcement that two more of the furry black ...
Named after. Treasure. Bao Bao ( Chinese: 宝宝; pinyin: Bǎobǎo, meaning "treasure"; colloquially meaning "baby") is a female giant panda cub who was born at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. [1] She lived at the Zoo for four years until February 2017. She is currently located at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant ...
Ailuropoda is the only extant genus in the ursid (bear) subfamily Ailuropodinae. It contains one living and three fossil species of panda. [ 4] Only one species— Ailuropoda melanoleuca —currently exists; the other three species are prehistoric chronospecies. Despite its taxonomic classification as a carnivoran, the giant panda has a diet ...