5/18/11~Po & Lun & Limbo Poles~2.06 min. < Video Link

Po is dancing under the limbo poles & Lun even goes under them a little at the end.

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Panda Cub Updates

Monday, May 23
Today for enrichment, we decided to give all the pandas paper bags with scents on the outside and treats inside. Lun Lun at first ignored the bag and went straight for her bamboo. After a couple of minutes, she found it, ignored the scent that was on the bag, and went straight to tearing the bag open to get her treats. Xi Lan reacted the same way with his bag. When it came time for Yang Yang to get his bag, we placed it on the top of the structure in Dayroom 2 and on his bag we put his favorite scent, Tabasco. We waited and waited to see how he would react to his bag, but Yang Yang decided he wanted to eat his bamboo first. Once we had our backs turned Yang found his bag and ripped it open. We were so bummed that we did not get to see his reaction to the scent on the bag!
Katie Gatlin
Keeper I, Mammals

My prayers go up for the tornado victims in Joplin & for all the other storms, tornadoes, & floods too!

5/19/11~Po & Lun, I'm Gonna Get..~2.07 min. < Video Link
..good. Last 7 minutes of cam today and Lun wants Po to go & stay in the next den.
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5/20/11~Po Gets Startled by Lun's Boo~2.46 min. < Video Link
They are counting and dividing up treats at first and then Po doesn't stay in one place long & then the boo moves and startles him and he stands up on his hind legs, like in an attack stance? So cute goes back to sit by Mama Lun.

5/24/11~Po & Lun Play in the Hammock~5.18 min. < Video Link

After Po puts on a climbing show for Mama Lun ~he gets into the hammock a few times to instigate some play. He spins around the frame trying to get in one time.:lol:

Panda Cub Updates

Wednesday, May 25
I don't get to make it down to giant pandas very often, but every time I do, I am always amazed with the progress that Po has made. For starters, he has surpassed the 12.0 kg mark. The last time I was down here, he would slowly follow Lun Lun around in the morning in the dens or on exhibit. Today there was no slow following, but instead there was fast chasing. Lun Lun wasn't able to get away from him fast enough. When he caught up, he of course wanted to wrestle. She obliged him for a short time, but was more interested in getting her breakfast. I placed Lun Lun's bowl of biscuits on the scale in the morning in order to weigh them. Lun Lun slowly got on the scale and began enjoying her biscuits, but Po had other ideas. He quickly raced over to the scale, climbed up, and proceeded to sit in Lun Lun's food bowl, claws up. Lun Lun would not have any of this and quickly removed him from the bowl so she could resume eating. Po, not wanting to be put in his place, repeated the previous steps. Lun Lun once again removed him. This repeated four times, until Lun Lun was finally finished with her biscuits and walked away. By this time, I had the exhibit ready for them, and so I shifted Lun Lun out into the dayroom. In the past, I would sometimes have to wait nearly 10 minutes for Po to shift out behind her. Today, he looked like grease lightning, and was right on her heels. Of course, shortly after burning all this energy, like all babies, Po needed a recharge. He was fast asleep in his favorite spot in the tree within 30 minutes. Also different, he was up and ready to go again an hour later when the exhibit opened to visitors for the day.
Kenn Harwood
Lead Keeper of Carnivores

Po is getting more playful with Mama Lun with all that weight {update above}~his belly looks pretty big in my video, climbing around. I guess he's excited about Po 2 movie just coming out ~~I have seen the 1st one {kind of does remind me of our Po} and will go see 2 too. :nod:



5/25/11~Po is Stretching,...~2.59 min. < Video Link
..unwinding with headstands on his jungle gym. before he goes down for a nap {literally}~seeing Mama Lun down there, he decides to nap close to her, without disturbing her. Like Zoo Atlanta says in their update~he is growing up/getting bigger and staying closer to Lun. Our little Kung Fu Po {2nd movie coming out tomorrow} is so interesting.

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5/24/11~Po Tries-Out for Music Video~2.55 min. < Video Link
He has been slithering and crawling along the structure like a snake~so thought he might act in this cute children song. But we love our Po, it's just a movie.

5/24/11~Po Is Learning..~3.36 min. < Video Link

..that life is so much better/peaceful when you listen,:nod: and do what you are supposed to do :huh:~it is easier for everyone Zoo Atlanta said; because Po comes when Mama Lun calls him now for the den switches & is sticking with her more~he's growing up.

Queenie I see you are all alone here... Sorry I can't be posting so often but lots of health issues here.
carly found this today and as I was sure you would like to see...pics of favorite Lani ;

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Keep well and don't work too hard...:hello: