Gao Gao and the Tub
Gao Gao Bai Yun and Gao Gao were enjoying themselves Thursday afternoon at the San Diego Zoo’s Giant Panda Research Station. Gao Gao had received a bin full of fresh pine shavings as his enrichment. He...
View ArticleWho You Calling Old?
Bai Yun was more interested in eating a few months ago. Giant panda Bai Yun is getting along in years, now 20 years old and on the tail-end of the known breeding spectrum for giant pandas. We’ve been...
View ArticleDependable Pandas
Open the door, please! Neither snow, nor rain, nor gloom of night… We’ve had some wild weather here in Southern California for the past few days. Saturday night, a blustery storm passed through....
View ArticleYun Zi Surpasses Dad
Yun Zi explores December's snow. I know many of our San Diego Zoo guests have missed seeing our youngest panda, Yun Zi. Rest assured that he is doing just fine and is still here at the Zoo! Yun Zi has...
View ArticleOur Decorating Pandas
Yun Zi is a busy boy!Each panda born at the San Diego Zoo, and there have been five of them, has brought a different number of exhibit-landscaping challenges to our attention, particularly between the...
View ArticleNighttime Pandas
Yun Zi during his active phase. Nighttime Zoo is here at the San Diego Zoo again! This means that our guests have more time to view the giant pandas, as their exhibit remains open until 8:30 every...
View ArticleLiving Life in Front
Xiao Liwu at 6 months old. He has truly mastered tree climbing these days! For a couple of weeks now pandas Xiao Liwu and Bai Yun have been in the front/main viewing area of the San Diego Zoo’s Panda...
View ArticleYun Zi and Hammock Update
Here’s another view of the new artificial tree. It’s been great to see giant panda Yun Zi’s exhibit go through so many changes in such a short time, and we are not done yet! He will get a hammock. His...
View ArticleMr. Wu on View
It has been about a month since giant pandas Bai Yun and Xiao Liwu have moved to the main viewing exhibit, and what a fun time it has been for San Diego Zoo guests and for our little panda boy! Mr. Wu...
View ArticleA Mister for Every Panda
How can he rest like that? As we move into warmer days, I know a few people watching Panda Cam have commented about seeing some “smoke” in the exhibit. Do not be alarmed! What you see are water misters...
View ArticleLong Time, No See Bears
Bai Yun seems to like the spotlight!Working at the San Diego Zoo for nine years now, I’ve been able to have some amazing experiences and opportunities. One of my most recent was to go on a three-month...
View ArticlePandas: Back in Main View
Bai Yun and Xiao Liwu, caught on Panda Cam this week Pandas are officially back in the main viewing area of Panda Canyon at the San Diego Zoo. I think the cub, Xiao Liwu, is thrilled to have his...
View ArticlePandas Keep Cool
Xiao Liwu dines next to his refreshing pool. It’s been warm in San Diego lately, and some of you may be wondering how our giant pandas are kept comfy. Senior Keeper Kathy Hawk filled me in on the...
View ArticleLazy Gao Day
Panda Cam caught Bai Yun enjoying some treats on her “plate.”We don’t get to see much of our senior panda, Gao Gao, on Panda Cam. But rest assured he is looking good, eating well, and, in the words of...
View ArticleDealing with Noise in Panda Canyon
New noises catch Bai Yun’s attention, then it’s back to “business as usual.” As many of you have seen on Panda Cam and in person, young Mr. Wu is off exhibit at times and only Bai Yun is present. Rest...
View ArticlePandas in Winter
Cold temperatures? Extra bamboo? Works for Bai Yun!For the first time in a long time, our pandas are actually getting some truly winter weather. We’ve had some rain recently, and temperatures in the...
View ArticleHuntington Gardens Sending Bamboo to Feed San Diego Zoo Pandas
The San Diego Zoo’s giant pandas are getting new varieties of bamboo in their diet. The three pandas at the San Diego Zoo are getting bamboo imported from the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and...
View ArticleWhat’s Up with Bai Yun?
Bai Yun has already taught us so much, but apparently “class” is still in session! I have just returned from China, and am happy to say that I had the opportunity to visit Giant Panda research bases at...
View ArticleOur Panda Family
While visiting “our” pandas in China, I took a moment to take in the beauty of the panda base at Hetaoping. It seems like only yesterday that I first started working with giant pandas. In February...
View ArticleSan Diego Zoo Veterinarians Conduct Ultrasound on Giant Panda
San Diego Zoo veterinarians and panda keepers gathered early this morning behind the giant panda exhibit for an ultrasound examination of 24-year-old female Bai Yun. Veterinarians used ultrasound...
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