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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...

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Who 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...

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Dependable 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....

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Yun 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...

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Our 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...

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Nighttime 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...

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Living 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...

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Yun 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...

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Mr. 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...

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A 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...

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Long 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...

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Pandas: 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...

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Pandas 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...

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Lazy 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...

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Dealing 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...

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Pandas 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...

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Huntington 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...

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What’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...

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Our 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...

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San 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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