On the morning of June 3 local time, the giant panda Hua Ni (also known as Ai Bao), residing at South Korea's Everland, gave birth to one female cub weighing over 170 grams. Currently, Hua Ni and her cub are in good health conditions.
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Thank you to our wonderful staff who worked through the snow storm to continue to give our animals the best care (and the best enrichment) possible! 💕
🐼🧁 Join us in wishing our “4-ever sweet” giant panda Qing Bao a happy 4th birthday! Shortly after 9 a.m., animal care staff presented her with a special panda-friendly fruitsicle cake made by the Zoo’s Department of Nutrition Science. Commissary keepers crafted the multi-tiered cake using frozen-diluted beet, pineapple and apple juices mixed with water. A giant number 4 adorned the cake, which was decorated with some of Qing Bao's favorite treats, including apples, shredded carrots, sweet potato puree, blueberries, strawberries and peaches. Virtual visitors tuned into the Zoo’s Giant Panda Cam, sponsored by The Boeing Company, to watch Qing Bao enjoy her birthday festivities.
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🎉🎂 Qing Bao took a very mindful, very demure journey to her party. Keepers hung her birthday gift—a new navy blue jolly ball—from a tree branch. Near the cake were several pink, purple and yellow enrichment boxes, each with a special message. After she batted the ball from the tree, Qing Bao ambled over to the box branded with “QB Pie 🥧” and nibbled on the corners. Soon, she spotted the “4-Ever Sweet” box and ripped into it, revealing the cooked sweet potato hidden inside. She saved her fruitsicle cake for last, plucked the “4” off the top, and sampled a few fruits. Then, she climbed a tree and nestled into the fork for a post-party snooze.
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❤️🐼 This marks Qing Bao’s first birthday at the Zoo since she arrived in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 15, 2024 with male giant panda Bao Li, who turned 4 on Aug. 4. The giant panda team affectionately describes Qing Bao as intelligent, curious and inquisitive.
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“It's been really fun to see her personality emerge,” said Laurie Thompson, assistant curator of giant pandas. “She was very reserved and cautious when she arrived, but now she is much more confident! She's also become more interested in interacting with keepers. She waits for both keepers to say goodnight to her before she will go inside for the evening.”
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🎁🐼 Want to give Qing Bao a birthday gift? Make her day extra special by pledging to save pandas! Head to https://t.co/LPkVCSH2sA to support panda conservation efforts around the globe. On behalf of our #DCPandas and all the animals we care for: thank you! 🫶
🐼💨 Zoom into National Panda Day with Bao Li! Our 3-year-old giant panda's prowess for sliding, tumbling and somersaulting scores a perfect 🔟 across the board. 📹 Tune in to the Giant Panda Cam, sponsored by @Boeing, to see what adorable acrobatics he's up to today: https://t.co/bJBrQNJluI. #DCPandas
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Video description: Giant panda Bao Li runs and rolls through his yard, climbs trees, slides down branches and chases treat-dispensing toys.
Take a 🐾 paws 🐾 from scrolling and say hello to the Zoo’s giant pandas! Tune in to the Giant Panda Cam to view Bao Li and Qing Bao between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. EST. Overnight, the Cam will replay the broadcast from the day, so viewers around the world can watch the bears at their most active times. The Giant Panda Cam is made possible by the support of @Boeing. Tune in https://t.co/2WGY5AnDMw #DCPandas