Panda News from around the world
  • Photos of Atlanta's Returned Panda Mei Lan In Chungdu

    Panda House the blog of Chengdu's Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding have released some new photos of Mei Lan, the Giant Panda who was born in Atlanta USA and now lives in Chengdu. There's alot of photos here, but head over to the reference link to see even more.

    The site is in Chinese, just enjoy the photos.

    She has became one beautiful young panda lady.
  • Giant Panda Lun Lun Gives Birth in Atlanta

    Lun Lun the female giant panda at Zoo Atlanta give birth to a healthy cub at 5:39am local time November the 3rd.

    This is Lun Lun's third cub to be born at Zoo Atlanta. Her first cub Mei Lan was sent to Chengdu, China earlier this year and her second cub Xi Lan can be seen along with the father Yang Yang at Zoo Atlanta.

    Well done to Lun Lun and all the staff who look after her and the other pandas at Zoo Atlanta.
  • Amazing Pictures of Lun Lun's Unborn Cub

    On October 28, Preferred Medical Systems, LLC loaned the Zoo Atlanta Animal Care and Veterinary Teams a GE ultrasound machine capable of capturing a level of detail never before observed for unborn giant pandas.
  • Zoo Atlanta's Giant Panda is Expecting

    The Giant Panda at Zoo Atlanta is expecting a cub, which experts think will be delivered in the next 5 - 10 days.

    If Lun Lun goes full term then this cub will be Lun Lun's third. Her first cub Mei Lan was sent to Chungdu in China earlier this year, and Xi Lan, Lun Lun's first currently still lives near by to Lun Lun and father to all 3 pandas Yang Yang.

    Lets hope that Lun Lun gives birth to a healthy cub soon.
  • Zoo Atlanta Performs AI on Lun Lun

    Lun Lun the 12 year old female Giant Panda at Zoo Atlanta ovulated over the weekend. Lun Lun and Yang Yang were introduced to each other in the hope of a natural breading. Unfortunately mating didn't occur. So the Keepers, Atlanta's veterinarian team, a Chinese colleague and two American Colleagues from other institutions stepped in to perform artificial insemination.

    Now all there is to do is wait and see if Lun Lun gives birth this year.
  • Update on Mei Lan

    It took a little while but Mei Lan has come to terms with her move from Zoo Atlanta to The breeding centre at Chungdu.
  • Mei Lan Selected as Earth Hour Ambassador

    Mei Lan has been selected by the WWF as the Global Ambassador of Earth Hour.

    At 8:30 pm on saturday 27 March, millions of people around the world will turn off their lights for one hour to show to the world what can be done to resolve the delemma of global warming.

    Mei Lan took up her role in her new home town of Chengdu, the first city in China to support Earth Hour 2010.

    On a side note it appears that Mei Lan doesn't like Chinese New Year, as all the firecrackers disturbed her, and she was seen running around her cage.
  • The Weaning of Xi Lan

    Atlanta Zoo's nearly 18 month old Giant Panda will be gradually weaned away from his mother in to a solitary life in keeping with how pandas live in the wild.

    San Diego developed the step wise programme and it was used to wean Mai Lan (Atlanta's 3 year old that has just gone to China) and also used at other zoos in America. The programme gradually increases the time away from the mother.

    Xi Lan should be fully weaned by early march. Xi Lan has already started to eat solid foods including bamboo, leafeater biscuits and fruit.
  • Mei Lan and Tai Shan Arrive Safely to Their New Homes

    Unless you've been hiding under a rock the news has been full of the departure of two giant pandas from America to China.
  • Ninja Panda

    Whilst we were at Zoo Atlanta, little Xi Lan was very playful and wouldn't leave mum alone.

    Check out the video below.

    BTW it's not me laughing!
  • USA Trip Atlanta

    We had a wonderful day yesterday at Zoo Atlanta.

    We meet some wonderful people there, the volunteers are brilliant, friendly and very knowledgeable.

    I hope you enjoy the photos.

    Atlanta Panda Photots"
  • Xi Lan update

    Head over to Perfect pandas where they have some wonderful photos and videos of little Xi Lan the Atlanta panda cub.
  • Big day out for Xi Lan at Atlanta.

    A wonderful website called Pandas live on, have a post and a short video of Atlanta's Little man on his first out outing to the public viewing area. So head over there and have a view.
  • Atlanta Panda cub due to be named today.

    Thanks to Perfect pandas for reminding me.

    The Atlanta Zoo is due to release the name of their new cub today at 11:30 EST. Which by my poor maths is around 16:30 here in the UK. I'll post his name as soon as I find out, as I will be travelling from work at that time. If you're on the M62 please keep it clear for me. :)
  • Atlanta Baby Panda Named

    Panda News would like to introduce you to Xi Lan (She Lahn) the official name of the only panda cub born in the USA this year at Atlanta Zoo

    UPDATE (I choose the wrong picture the original was of Xi Lan older sister Mei Lan thanks to Joanne for spotting this)
  • Help choose a name for Atlanta's baby panda

    The charming little boy panda cub at Atlanta will turn 100 days on December 8th. This is a very special time in Chinese tradition as it is the time he will receive his name. Now the only problem is choosing one for him. Zoo Atlanta would like you to help choose it. From Monday 27th October voting will be open online (I'll post the link when it goes live) and also by casting a ballot at the zoo. Voting closes December 4th.
  • Atlanta Panda cub doing well

    Born just after I arrived in china Lun lun's baby is doing well, after concerns soon after it was born.

    Atlanta’s new panda cub is finally beginning to look like his parents.

    　　The infant born Aug. 31 is now covered in the black and white fur typical to giant pandas. Panda babies are born hairless, pink and about the size of a stick of butter.

    　　Atlanta’s cub now weighs more than 2 pounds, up from the 4 ounces he weighed at birth. Zookeepers expect him to open his eyes for the first time in the next few days.
  • New panda for Atlanta Zoo's Lunlun

    Lun Lun, one of Zoo Atlanta's pandas, gave birth to a cub Saturday night.

    The cub was born at 10:10 p.m., according to an announcement on the zoo's Web site.

    Delivery took place in a specially-constructed birthing den in the Zoo’s giant panda holding building. The cub is the only giant panda to be born in the U.S. in 2008.

    “We are delighted, proud and elated,” said Dennis Kelly, Zoo Atlanta’s President and CEO. “We are just as excited as we were about Mei Lan’s (Lun Lun’s first offspring, born September 6, 2006) birth."
  • Lunlun's Panda taken into care

    Lun lun's baby was taken into protective care after it was noticed that it had a high temperature. It was returned to Lunlun when it's temperature returned to normal.
  • New Panda for Atlanta coming soon?

    Officials at Atlanta zoo have said that Lun Lun is pregant, and is due any time.

    Veterinarians were able to do an ultrasound on the 230-pound bear around 4 p.m. and saw a fetus in the right horn of her uterus, said Dwight Lawson, senior vice president of collections, education and conservation for the zoo.

    Zoo officials have been on pins and needles since beginning around the clock panda watch Aug. 9. They artificially inseminated Lun Lun in April with semen from zoo mate Yang Yang, the panda father of the pair’s daughter Mei Lan, who was born in September 2006.
    Zoo Atlanta