Panda News from around the world
Pandas International have released an email explaining the situation of the pandas in Japan after the horrific earthquake and tsunami that hit recently. I have copied the email below.
After that horrible story yesterday, I thought you'd like some super cuteness.
There isn't much information about the pandas in this video, the page on youTube just says filmed at Chengdu, China.
Enjoy
A news article came in to my RSS feed, which caused me quite some distress until I had managed to get it translated and realised that the images are fake.
A conservationist group has created an ad campaign that replaces images of tuna with the images of pandas. Follow the reference link below to view the images. They are quite nasty.
Please remember they are faked and no pandas were hurt.
Please leave your thoughts in the comments.
Our pambassador friend Yumiko Kajiwara, was there for the arrival of Bi Li and Xian Nu, Follow the references below for her report
Pambassador Yumiko Kajiwara has just come back from a trip to Beijing Zoo, where she got to meet the Pandas There. She has given me permission to use her photos for our "The Pandas" section.
Zoo Atlanta has named their Panda Cub Po after the Panda in Kung Fu Panda.
I can't say how disappointed I am in hearing this. We now Have two Po's Born in 2010. With the other one being one of the Spanish Twins.
This is all down to money, I know it's difficult for Zoos to get Sponsorship at this difficult time, but to me this seems so wrong.
What do you think?
Has Zoo Atlanta Sold Out? Am I wrong? Leave your view in the comments
One of my Panda friends (Annette Yuen) visited BFX recently and took some photos and video of my adopted son for me. She's allowed me to share the video with you, he's so adorable I'm a proud Panda Father.
Vienna Zoo has released another video of cub Fu Hu, this time it shows him being weighed and also playing in a tree as the keepers go about cleaning his cage.
He's such a cutie, I need to go visit.
The National Zoo in Washington DC have stated that Mei Xiang and Tian Tian have been given the privacy of the panda pavilion, as Mei Xiang has come in to season.
The pair did attempt natural mating but it seems that it was unsuccessful so specialists from China suggested that Mei Xiang should be Artificially Inseminated with previously frozen semen from Tian Tian. This procedure was applied twice.
With Spring just round the corner it's time to update your wardrobe with some new T-Shirts with cool images of Pandas on, and now with the help from Grooveshark you can help Pandas International do their with Giant Pandas in China.
Zoo Atlanta have set the date of when their cub born in November 2010 will be named as Tuesday February 15 2011.
I'll provide more details as they become available.
If you're free this Saturday Morning and live near Zoo Atlanta, then you might want to book a space at a special event "Coffee and Cub Conversations" where you can meet the folk who look after the latest bundle of Panda fun at Zoo Atlanta.