Tai Shan Turns Three Today

As you can see from my banner image, Tai Shan and I have been friends for a long time. Today, he turns three years old and the zoo gave him a couple of giant fruitsicles (frozen water and apple juice with bits of bamboo, apples, pears, and carrots tossed in) including one in the shape [...]

Earthquake Panda Gives Birth to Twins

Here’s some good news from Pandas International about Guo Guo, a giant panda who survived the May 12 earthquake while at the Wolong reserve. She’s been moved to Bifengxia and just gave birth to twins! Yesterday morning, the giant panda Guo Guo, gave birth to twins at Bifengxia, part of the China Conservation & Research [...]

Captive Panda Killed in China Quake Buried

BBC News, and other organizations, report today that keepers and staff at the giant panda breeding center in Wolong buried a panda killed in last month’s earthquake. The nine-year-old female panda, Mao Mao, was found crushed under the walls of her enclosure. She was the mother of five panda cubs. Her keeper, He Changgui, laid [...]

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