Born: July 3, 2005 Place of birth: Wolong, China
Resident of the Ueno Zoo since February 21, 2011
Born: August 16, 2005 Place of birth: Wolong, China
Resident of Ueno Zoo since February 21, 2011
Born: June 15, 1987 Place of birth: Mexico City, Mexico
Resident of Chapultepec Zoo since June 15, 1987
Giant Panda cub Xiang Xiang will extend her stay at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo and return to China by the end of 2020, Tokyo Govenor Yuriko Koike said Friday. “Thanks to the understanding of the Chinese side, people can continue seeing her,” Koike told a press conference. The loan period of the female panda has been […]
Legions of Japanese panda lovers finally got their first in-person look at giant panda cub Xiang Xiang on December 19, 2017, as the rambunctious critter had her public debut at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo. To avoid crowding, Ueno Zoo chose Xiang Xiang’s inaugural visitors by lottery. The lucky crowd was treated to the sight of the […]
The giant panda cub born in June at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo is scheduled to be shown to the public beginning next month, with throngs of visitors expected to line up for a glimpse of the critter. The zoo is planning to put the female cub, named Xiang Xiang, on display starting Dec. 19 — a […]
The footage showed the unnamed cub being weighed and measured. Other scenes showed the cub napping, crawling and playing with her mother, Shin Shin. “The baby panda is now fluffy with increasing body hair,” zoo director Yutaka Fukuda said at a news conference. “She will grow even cuter as more panda-like characteristics begin to […]
Shin Shin’s female cub at Tokyo Ueno Zoo is 52 days old. She opened her eyes last week for the first time.
