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Bao Bao (Chinese: 宝宝; pinyin: Bǎobǎo, meaning "treasure"; colloquially meaning "baby") is a female giant panda cub who was born at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. [1] She lived at the Zoo for four years until February 2017. She is currently located at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Sichuan Province. [2]
Zoo director Dennis Kelly admitted that the name is likely to give rise to jokes and wordplay linking the name to "baby". [5] Before the naming ceremony, Kelly said, "It's a very exciting day because it celebrates more than four decades of research and success on the giant panda, and to have it recognized by the two first ladies is an honor." [7]
The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), also known as the panda bear or simply panda, is a bear species endemic to China. It is characterised by its white coat with black patches around the eyes, ears, legs and shoulders. Its body is rotund; adult individuals weigh 100 to 115 kg (220 to 254 lb) and are typically 1.2 to 1.9 m (3 ft 11 in to 6 ...
The zoo’s 24-hour Giant Panda Cam has garnered more than 100 million page views since its launch in 2000. It went offline last November, when Mei Xiang, Tiantian and their youngest cub Xiao Qi ...
The gender reveal was made in a video released by the zoo, where panda-keepers unveiled a canvas smeared with blue markings. It's a boy! National Zoo reveals baby panda gender
Related: Panda in French Zoo Gives Birth to Female Twin Cubs A third post on Friday shared video footage of Ying Ying tending to her cubs. "The birth of the giant panda babies is the most nervous ...
The panda cub was featured in an Animal Planet documentary titled A Panda Is Born, which follows the National Zoo's giant panda breeding efforts and Tai Shan's birth. A few months after Tai Shan's first birthday, Animal Planet premiered a documentary titled Baby Panda's First Year, which followed him during his first 12 months at the National Zoo.
The death of a rare baby red panda in Edinburgh Zoo has been linked to stress likely caused by fireworks – as experts call for stricter regulations. The three-month-old red panda cub named Roxie ...