THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) — Wu Wen, a giant panda loaned to a Dutch zoo by China, has given birth in a first for the Netherlands, Ouwehands animal park announced Saturday. Mating took place in January and the cub, which belongs to Beijing just like the mother and father Xing Ya, was born on May 1. “The mother and her cub are staying in the maternity den and are doing well,” the zoo in the […]
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Malaysia-born giant panda cub returns to China
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (Reuters) — Nuan Nuan, the first Malaysia-born female giant panda cub, returned to China on Tuesday. Born on Aug. 18, 2015 to two loaned Chinese pandas, Nuan Nuan, meaning warmth, was loved by her keepers and other Malaysian people, according to staffers of the Giant Panda Conservation Center of the Malaysian National Zoo. “Giant panda is like a symbol of peace that can unite the two countries, which is a great experience. […]
Australian Polar Bear cub explores new ‘cub kindy’ enclosure
GOLD COAST, Australia (Reuters) — Sea World Australia’s three-month-old polar bear cub started a new stage in her development last week with her keepers introducing her to ‘Cub Kindy.’ The ‘Cub Kindy’ enclosure was especially designed for the cub at Sea World on the Gold Coast which “allows for the cub to develop her life-skills and explore new substrates such as shaved ice all under the watchful eye of doting mum, Liya,” said Sea World […]
Japan zoo celebrates birth of panda cub
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A Japanese zoo celebrated the first birth of a baby panda in five years Monday, with the tiny cub small enough to fit in the palm of a human hand. Eleven-year-old mum Shin Shin gave birth just before noon, officials at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo said in a statement. Pandas are born pink, hairless and weigh around 100 grams — so small it can be difficult to determine their sex. “There have […]
Polar bear cub learns to eat in private at Berlin zoo
BERLIN, Germany (Reuters) — The youngest polar bear cub in Berlin’s Tierpark zoo learned a lesson in eating politely on Monday (January 23). The cub was digging into a piece of steak in front of the room’s camera, only for his mother Tonja to take the food away to a more private area. On January 12, the small polar bear was revealed to be a boy through first medical-check up. A Berlin radio station and […]
Munich zoo welcomes new polar bear cub
MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) — Munich’s Hellabrunn Zoo introduced its latest addition on Thursday (December 1), a polar bear cub that was born on November 21. The healthy cub was born to 17-year-old father Yoghi and 10-year-old mother Giovanna. Giovanna, who could be seen snuggling the newborn in video released by the zoo, is a mother for the third time. Her twins Nela and Nobby left Hellabrunn earlier this year. Giovannia and the cub will stay […]
Chinese giant panda gives birth in Belgium
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — A giant panda on loan to Belgium from China has given birth to a cub, a rare event for the endangered species, the Pairi Daiza zoo said Thursday. The zoo and the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda “have the great pleasures to announce the birth of a panda cub”, Pairi Daiza said in a statement. “Less than 2,000 pandas can be found in the wild, making every […]





