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H A P P Y ~~ 9 ~~ M O S . ~~ B I R T H D A Y ~~ P O

"Top of the World, Ma"~James Cagney line, as a Movie Star :movie:

Po, the Movie Star :movie:

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8/3/11~Po's Distinctive Dismounts~2.00 min. <Video Link

He is so smooth and graceful, starting to sort of slide down the bannisters. Trying to keep boo up there was sort of "hang & fall". :p

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Queenie, I've been battling the cams too ~ just hasn't be worth the effort to try to get much lately. You have to time it just right!!

In honor of Po's 9 month birthday yesterday ... here's a sweet nursing session from today!


08-04-2011 Po Turned 9 Months Old Yesterday (Flickr video)

...and he's thriving on Lun Lun's love, attention and milk

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



All done...



One last sip

From Wednesday , Xi Lan!!

08-03-2011 Wild Boy Xi Lan and the Yellow Ball (2.8x Flickr video)

X-man seems to have a thing for balls, or anything that he can jump on and roll around with

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

I just caught the end of the nursing session. Thanks for posting Doxie!!! Love the yellow ball, Queenie. I'm going to try to watch more often. Cannot believe he's 9 months old. Gee whiz!!!

ETA: Po is all over the place right now. Here he is hanging on!!!

Hi Lonette As I keep saying, he's at a really fun age right now ~ he's spending more time awake and playing ... but when he crashes, he crashes for awhile!

Highlights from today's noontime play bout!

08-04-2011 Po to Lun: Let's Play! (1.8x Flickr video)

Love this age ~ Po is a match for Lun Lun, eager and enthusiastic about playing
Loved the ending ... was he trying to help her get down from the crossbars

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

Panda Cub Updates

Friday, August 5

Yesterday Lun Lun and Po provided some great entertainment during my data collection session. Often during my sessions, which occur mid-morning, Lun is eating while Po sleeps on the climbing structure. Yesterday's session started out much the same, so I settled in for a relaxing hour of data collection. Partway through, though, Po woke up and decided it was time to play. And after a while, Lun agreed. Once they both tired, Lun took a breather while Po nursed. It's been a long time since I've seen such a wide variety of behaviors from them during data collection. In the end I observed them resting, feeding, play figthing, locomoting, and nursing. I was a fun hour of "work."

Megan Wilson, Ph.D.
Assistant Curator of Mammals

08-04-2011 See Po Climb, See Po Fall, See Po Jump! (Flickr video)

...and run and play ... all this was at the end of a play bout with Lun Lun!! And what's up with him jumping from heights? This is the 1st time I've seen this move

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