Panda Cub Update

Monday, March 21
Po is status quo. So I will take this opportunity to update you about cub number two, Xi Lan. Xi Lan was being his usual playful self the other day. He was running around, climbing on toys and charging at his bamboo. He would take the bamboo, climb into the hammock with it, and toss it around. He has quite the personality. My favorite thing to see Xi Lan do is hang upside down and play with a toy hanging from his structure that has some biscuits inside. He is quite the entertainer.
Katie Gatlin
Carnivore Keeper I

3/22/11~Po & Lun Move Towards..~5.07min. < Video Link

..each other. First Po is gathering small amounts of bamboo in his room/space & mimicing Mama Lun mouthing it. Then he rolls out and is mouthing boo and scratching as Lun moves closer to him eating lots of boo~& covers & uncovers him with it, a couple times.:blink:


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Panda Cub Update

Wednesday, March 23
Po has started to show more interest in enrichment items that we provide. This week I hung a jolly ball (i.e., 10 inch rubber ball with a handle) on the hammock in the day room. For the first hour he ignored and avoided it. But after a short nap he decided to investigate it. I guess he decided it was an ok item to play with because he chewed on it and tumbled over it for about 20 minutes until Lun Lun appeared for a nursing session. Keep an eye out for other items that we provide to keep him and all of the pandas enriched.
Kate Roca
Carnivore Keeper III

3/23/11~Po Mimics Mama Lun..~1.02 min. < Video Link
..carefully selecting and then eating boo. { leaning back against the wall~he tickles me}


3/23/11~Po Trying To Nap..~8.56 min. < Video Link
...& Lun trying to wake him up.~


3/23/11~Lan Playing With The Ball..~9.35 min. < Video Link
...in the hammock. He is cute as ever and looks like Lun at times.

Diana has been busy, so I'll get caught up on the video shorts I've done so far this week

03-21-2011 On No! Po's Head Gets Stuck in the Hammock (Flickr video)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pandalover19/5546685273/

......but Mommie comes to the rescue

03-22-2011 Aww, Po Nursing (Flickr video)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pandalover ... otostream/

What a precious little face peeking out over his Mommie

03-22-2011 Lazy Play after Nursing (Flickr video)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pandalover ... otostream/

Po is getting the climbing on Mommie part down

03-18-2011 Po: Someone to Watch Over Me!! (Flickr video)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pandalover ... otostream/

Lun Lun was leaning over the side of the hammock, and Po appears to have a wee bit of trouble getting out of the depression in the hammock created by his weight and her learning on the edge

03-23-2011 Dat's My Toy, Mommie (Flickr video)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pandalover19/5553368948/

Lun somersaulted over the log and started playing with the jolly ball Watch Po ~ not sure he knew what to make of Mommie's behavior!!