Panda Cub Updates

Monday, April 11
If you look in the dayroom in person or on PandaCam, you may notice an addition to the furniture of the room. As I was feeding Lun Lun some of her biscuits today, I noticed that Po has taken an interest in the automatic drinkers on the back wall. I watched him try to investigate it, but it was just a little too high for him. He could just get the tip of his paw over the top of the drinker. Noting this, I was able to install our "baby step" that will enable him to get up to the drinker. The step is made of coir or coconut husks and its primary use is for erosion control. We have found many other panda uses for these, however, as you will be able to see in the outside yards when we begin to baby-proof in preparation for Po and Lun going outside. When we placed this step by the drinker for Xi Lan years back, we were hoping he would be able to get up there and get a drink. He did that, but he also liked to use the drinker as a pseudo swimming pool. He was in that thing constantly it seemed. We don't know what Po is going to do with the drinker himself, but it will definitely be interesting to find out.
Kenn Harwood
Lead Keeper of Carnivores

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"Baby Step" & Baby on the threshold

4/12/11

Panda Cub Updates

Wednesday, April 13
We mentioned awhile back how we have removed the dividers in the birthing den that make up Lun Lun’s nest box. After the nest box was removed we still housed only Lun Lun and Po in these overnight areas to make sure she still felt comfortable and had a space of her own for her and Po. Well, as of this weekend, we have started to rotate the pandas through the night dens, which means that one of the males is sometimes housed in Lun Lun’s birthing den area while she and Po try out other night spaces in the building. Neither Lun Lun or Po has shown any dislike about the new arrangements. In fact, Po seems to enjoy exploring new and different areas, while Yang Yang and Xi Lan enjoy being in dens they have not seen in 6 months.
Kate Roca
Carnivore Keeper III

I saw and got video of Po at the window this morning {like in the update} before I lost the cam ~
with him doing such cute things, no wonder so many people are watching if that is the problem~hope that is it and others are catching some adorable things now. Po went up to the window, and maneuvered down it until he came to a little boy he wanted to see ~and then back to a cute little girl ~he seems to enjoy his little friends like brother Lan did.

Po getting Mama Lun

Mama Lun getting Po {she knocked him off his new log}

Po is getting more independent, going where he wants to , video from yesterday

:movie: 4/12/11~Which Way You Going Po?~1.23 min. < Video Link
Reminds me of Mei Lan playing on the threshold, not knowing if she wanted to go in or out. Then they needed to shut the door, to let Yang in from outside.

:movie: 4/13/11~Po At The Window..~5.34min. < Video Link

..enjoying his fans & they him! Of course, Mama Lun makes her appearances too, and at the end she looks so cute. Po makes the little boy smile and point at him, as he stands against the window & Po smiles at the cute little girl.



What a beautiful girl

What kind of boo is this:question:


What happened to the fans over here :huh::blink::question: