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Thank you! & Same to you Bev & everyone, the best in this New Year! :hooray: :grhug: 2020-01-07_225837.jpg ^ click 2X biggest ~ Ya Lun Looks like an Angel :cloud9: ~ after clicking to view click return arrow top left back to post Amanda D. December 30, 2019 Ninety-nine percent of the giant panda’s ...

2019-12-23_230217.jpg ^ click 2X biggest ~ after clicking to view click return arrow top left back to post Michelle E. December 16, 2019 Yesterday was a great example of how well the primary keepers on the Panda Care Team know the animals they see every day! Lun Lun was in one of the outdoor habita...

2019-12-23_230141.jpg ^ click 2X biggest ~ after clicking to view click return arrow top left back to post Jen A December 23, 2019 One of my favorite things about being a member of the Panda Care Team is seeing the different relationships that the pandas have with each of their keepers. This is the...

2019-12-15_235355.jpg Danica W December 9, 2019 The colder months are generally the busiest time of year for the Panda Care Team and the pandas in our care. During this time, all of the pandas are eating more and sleeping less. For the giant pandas, this means a lot of culming the bamboo (the proce...

Ferenz, so glad to see them on their own thread. They are making such expressive faces. So precious!

2019-12-15_225119.jpg ^ click 2X biggest ~ after clicking to view click return arrow top left back to post Amanda D. December 13, 2019 The Panda Care Team gets a weight on Idgie the red panda weekly. Accomplishing this task requires Idgie to get into a small, black rubber tub that you see pictured ...

2019-12-09_223017.jpg ^ click 2X biggest ~ after clicking to view click return arrow top left back to post Danica W December 2, 2019 I hope that everyone was able to enjoy a nice holiday this past week surrounded by the things and people you are thankful for. Many of us on the Animal Care Team here...

2019-12-09_222921.jpg ^ click 2X biggest ~ after clicking to view click return arrow top left back to post Amanda D. December 6, 2019 The Panda Care Team checks on each of the giant pandas, as well as Idgie the red panda, multiple times throughout the day. One reason that we do this is to ensure th...

Ferenz thank you for the gr8 news report :ty: ~ we will miss the wonderful Bei! :rh: & wish him a blessed life in lucky China! 11-19-19 bei bei bye plane.jpg ^ click 2X biggest ~ after clicking to view, go to return arrow on top left screen, back to post ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Smithsonian’s National...

Bei Bei left the Zoo after 8:30 am in his crate, it had a window in it, so he could look out, and you could see him moving around in there, lots of photographers there, and Zoo Keepers brought the boo and snacks, etc. out first {maybe some favorite enrichment toys?} The 18 minute video is on Nation...

Nov. 08, 2019 https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/news/snapshot-bei-bei-picturesSnapshot: Bei Bei in Pictures Giant panda Bei Bei knows how to work his angles! Check out some of our favorite snaps of this remarkably photogenic bear from the past four years. ~~~ Nov. 08, 2019 https://nationalzoo.si.ed...

The Zoo will open at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 19, due to the departure of giant panda Bei Bei. by National Zoo Photos from above Bei Bei CBS video post ^ and somersault GIF 11-18-19 nz video gif.jpg ^ click 2X biggest ~ CBS News & Zoo photos ~ after clicking to view, go to return arrow on top left ...

Twitter Nat'l Zoo lots of gifs, photos, videos of Bei Bei's going to China, Fed Ex Plane, etc. :vid: https://twitter.com/NationalZoo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ :rh: :pan: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ :vid: 1.41 min https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bei-bei-panda-leaving-the-national-zoo-for-china-2019-11-18/ ( ^ darling ...

2019-11-16_171106.jpg ^ click 2X biggest ~ after clicking to view click return arrow top left back to post ~ :D q. yes I'm smiling, and I love their togetherness, :huggie: which is most of the time :rh: Amanda D. November 15, 2019 We always like to try and have Xi Lun and Ya Lun out in one of our c...

11/11/19 ~ Appreciate & Honor USA Veterans on their Remembrance Holiday Today :bravo: 2019-11-11_223503.jpg ^ click 2X biggest ~ after clicking to view click return arrow top left back to post Amanda D. November 11, 2019 Giant pandas were once found throughout a wide range of southern and eastern C...

2019-11-06_234517.jpg ^ click 2X biggest ~ after clicking to view click return arrow top left back to post Heather R November 6, 2019 If you live in Atlanta, you know we have had a marked change in the weather in recent days, much to the pandas’ delight! We skipped autumn entirely and went straight...

2019-11-03_151614.jpg ^ click 2X biggest ~ after clicking to view click return arrow top left back to post Amanda D. November 1, 2019 As you might recall from previous panda updates, the Panda Care Team weighs the giant pandas twice a day. We will grab a few of the giant pandas’ leafeater biscuits ...

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:rh: :grhug: 2019-10-29_232906.jpg ^ click 2X biggest ~ after clicking to view, go to return arrow on top left screen, back to post Bei Bei is heading to China in November! Follow along on social media, the Panda Cam and take part in the week-long Bye Bye, Bei Bei events. Farewell Celebration at the...

Hi Bev , Thank you, the cam is restful to me as they are such peaceful yet playful animals, at least in zoos. :yes: Ferenz is sharing darling s'caps and interesting information & progression of the new Berlin Zoo Twin Cubs on the Panda Discussion thread :huggie: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 201...

Bev , Thank you very much! I am glad you are enjoying them also. The cubs are always so interesting & entertaining to observe: and especially when there are twins = not only double the fun & but also with their precious, close affection for each other = so sweet! :huggie: :rh: :pan: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~...

2019-10-19_231220.jpg ^ click 2X biggest ~ after clicking to view click return arrow top left back to post Danica W October 14, 2019 A lot of people ask us what it’s like being an animal care professional, and specifically what it’s like caring for the giant pandas. Like other animal care team memb...

2019-10-19_231126.jpg ^ click 2X biggest ~ after clicking to view click return arrow top left back to post Amanda D. October 18, 2019 Giant pandas have a wide variety of vocalizations, and the one that the Panda Care Team hears the most is called a “bleat.” From panda to panda, a bleat is a friendl...

2019-10-13_230653.jpg ^ click 2X biggest ~ after clicking to view, go to return arrow on top left screen, back to post Amanda D. October 7, 2019 Fall is finally here, and for the Panda Care Team, that means the giant pandas can spend some time in their outdoor habitats! Well, for at least part of t...

2019-10-13_230609.jpg ^ click 2X biggest ~ after clicking to view, go to return arrow on top left screen, back to post Amanda D. October 11, 2019 One thing I’ve gotten a lot more experience with since I started in the Panda Care Team a few months ago is talking during our Giant Panda Wild Encounter...

Ferenz What wonderful captures you are sharing, they're growing fast ~ just adorable!

2019-10-08_012602.jpg click 2X biggest ~ after clicking to view, go to return arrow on top left screen, back to post Amanda D. October 7, 2019 Fall is finally here, and for the Panda Care Team, that means the giant pandas can spend some time in their outdoor habitats! Well, for at least part of the...

2019-10-06_152726.jpg click 2X biggest ~ after clicking to view, go to return arrow on top left screen, back to post Danica W September 27, 2019 Time for more in our series on myths and misconceptions about giant pandas! For various reasons, pandas are sometimes jokingly referred to as “fake bears....

2019-10-06_152642.jpg ^ click 2X biggest ~ after clicking to view, go to return arrow on top left screen, back to post Danica W October 2, 2019 We’re back with more from our series on myths and misconceptions about giant pandas! Pandas are sometimes referred to as an “evolutionary dead-end,” meanin...