Pandalover19 that is so exciting you got to see them at the zoo~I haven't seen Po except on the screen there, when we saw Lan in November~~ & Lani when she was 6 months old~~ with their gr8 parents~& beautiful zoo. Lan is a lover of the fans, and it looks like Po is getting to be also. That would be wonderful to see your photos on here.

Bet they stretched the little hole out in the hammock, or maybe the ladder is coming :blink:hope it isn't yet~ though that little guy will be something else on it when he's big enough. {& maybe he is/or almost big enough, as advanced as he is}

6/6/11~Po is not the only...~39 sec. < Video Link :blink:

..biscuit thief around ZA. Lun sneaks up to his stash while he is sleeping, and his head follows her and then stops {& the cam is not freezing as Lun is still moving}~ he is either in shock :blink:or fell back asleep

So glad you caught that play-battle Pandalover19, they were asleep several times when I was able to check on-line, especially Po. {but caught him awake some}
Up there is not my favorite place for them to play, except that Po is so good at boxing Mama Lun, and still keep hanging on at the same time {pretty exciting}~he has worked out so much on his jungle gym~ he is gr8 on it
~but I still kind of :blink:

6/7/11~Po Plays~4.04 min < Video Link

Po climbs up to work out on Jungle Gym, a little bit before joining Mama Lun in a nap. Another panda peeked in on them at the window.

Queenie, they're on another computer, so I'll upload some of my photos the next time I turn it on


Here's a short clip montage of Po's day yesterday without the hammock

06-07-2011 Po Had a Bad Day (2.2x Flickr video)
VIDEO LINK
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pandalover19/5811483657

He played with the deflated jolly ball for quite awhile

Speedy cleaning or repair job ... the hammock is back this morning All's right in Po's world!!

Panda Cub Updates

Wednesday, June 8

The hammock in Dayroom 1 is a favorite spot for the pandas. Lun Lun, in particular, often enjoys nursing Po while sitting in the hammock. Because the hammock is so popular, we need to remove it occasionally for cleaning. This week the keepers removed the hammock so they can get it cleaned up. The hammock is cleaned the same way we clean other things in the building, by rinsing it, scrubbing it and rinsing it again. The tricky part about the hammock is that it doesn’t dry as easily as some of the other items, so we typically put it outside in the sun to speed up the process. I imagine it will dry pretty quickly, given the current temperatures, and then we’ll get it right back into the dayroom.

Megan Wilson, Ph.D.
Assistant Curator of Mammals

Po found 2 biscuits in the hammock, and happily munched them sitting there




Then it was back up to the rails to be totally goofy

Then he played with the strap on the hammock




VIDEO LINK
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pandalover ... hotostream



...and then it was time to munch some boo!!