A blizzard swept across much of the eastern United States today. Tian Tian, a resident giant panda at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., took advantage of all the fun snow.
Watch below:
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Giant Panda Cub Bei Bei to Debut in January
Giant panda cub Bei Bei made his media debut at @NationalZoo this morning.https://t.co/cQioTqTCCj pic.twitter.com/9LDtMk4OwD
— Washingtonian (@washingtonian) December 16, 2015
Meet Bei Bei, the newest fuzzy face at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. Bei Bei (“bay-bay”), a giant panda cub, was born in August to mother Mei Xiang. His name means “precious treasure.” Currently at four months, he weighs 17.5 pounds.
Bei Bei will be on public display, along with his mother and big sister Bao Bao, on January 16.
To learn more about Bei Bei, see the National Zoo website. You can also watch him on their live streaming panda cam.
Learn more about pandas at our giant panda facts article.
VIDEO: First Giant Panda Cubs Born in Canada
The two little panda cubs born at Toronto Zoo are now a month old! Although they were born pink and hairless, they now resemble their mother Er Shun with the distinctive black and white markings.
The larger of the cubs weighs 1 kg, while the smaller one weighs 750 grams.
Er Shun and her cub. Photo by Toronto Zoo.
Learn more about Toronto Zoo’s giant panda cubs at their website.
Learn more about pandas at our giant panda facts article.
Baby Panda at National Zoo Growing Steadily
Zookeepers at Smithsonian’s National Zoo weigh the baby giant panda on September 14. (Erika Bauer/Smithsonian’s National Zoo via AP)
The tiny baby panda born at the National Zoo on August 22 is starting to look like his dad Tian Tian. At four weeks old, the baby now weighs two pounds and has developed markings in a similar pattern to those of his father.
The little tyke still sleeps most of the day, which is normal for a panda of this age. In the next few weeks, he will start to open his eyes.
Watch a video of the baby’s veterinary exam here:
You can follow the progress of the baby giant panda at the National Zoo’s website or with the hashtag #PandaStory on social media.
Learn more about pandas at our giant panda facts page.
VIDEO: Bao Bao’s First Snow Day
Watch Bao Bao the giant panda from the National Zoo in Washington, DC enjoy her first snow!
Year in Review: Baby Animals of 2014
This year, we fell in love with many new fuzzy faces and cuddly cuties. Here are a few of our favorite baby animals of 2014!
Best Peek-a-Boo: Nashville Zoo had a bounty of little kangaroo joeys popping up left and right this fall. Here’s one of them:
Photo by Aimee Stubbs / Nashville Zoo.
Cutest Yawn: Three male lion cubs were born at Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle on October 24. We love the middle guy’s yawn! Spending 16-20 hours of the day sleeping or resting, lions are the laziest of the big cats. In the wild, they can be found lying on their backs with their feet up or taking a snooze up in a tree.
Photo by Photo by Dr. Darin Collins / Woodland Park Zoo.
Bounciest Baby: A baby klipspringer was born on March 30 at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. The term “klipspringer” is Afrikaans for “rock jumper”, and this little antelope sure does live up to her name!
Photo by Lincoln Park Zoo.
Cutest Snout: Busch Gardens welcomed a Southern tamandua (or lesser anteater) on April 13. In the wild, tamanduas inhabit Central and South America.
Photo by Busch Gardens.
Best Belly Rolls: This little roly-poly hippo calf, born at Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo, Australia on September 11, is just irresistible. In the wild, hippos live in sub-Saharan Africa. The hippopotamus is the second heaviest land mammal in the world!
Photo by Anthony Dorian / Taronga Western Plains Zoo.
Rarest Birth: Chimelong Safari Park, a zoo in southern China, announced the birth of giant panda triplets this summer. Panda triplets are incredibly rare, and usually, at least one of the cubs do not survive. Born on July 29, these three panda cubs have all survived and mother Juxiao is tending to each of them.
Photo by Chimelong Safari Park.
Coziest Hug: The Memphis Zoo welcomed a male baby bonobo on April 28 named Mpingo (EM-pingo), which is a type of African tree. The wood from mpingo trees are used to make musical instruments, and so mpingos are sometimes referred to as “trees that make music”. According to Matt Thompson, Director of Animal Programs, “He certainly brings harmony and joy to the group.”
Photo by Laura Horn. Courtesy of Memphis Zoo.
Cutest Hybrid: Butterfly is a geep (goat-sheep hybrid) born at My Petting Zoo in Scottsdale, Arizona. Born in July, she has the features of a goat and the curly wool of a lamb!
Photo by My Petting Zoo.
We hope you enjoyed our roundup of adorable animal babies of 2014! Happy New Year!
Featured Animal: Giant Panda
Meet our featured animal, the giant panda!
Here are five fun facts about giant pandas:
- Giant pandas are endangered, with only about 1600 left living in the wild.
- Giant pandas can weigh between 100-115 kg (220-250 lb.).
- One of the interesting evolutionary traits of the panda is their protruding wrist bone that acts like a thumb. This helps the pandas hold bamboo while they munch on it with their strong molar teeth.
- Bamboo makes up nearly the entire diet of the panda. Due to the low nutritional value of bamboo, pandas need to eat 10-20 kg (20-40 lb.) a day.
- Female pandas are only able to become pregnant for 2-3 days each spring!
Learn more at our giant panda facts page.
Giant Panda Triplets
Chimelong Safari Park, a zoo in southern China, has announced the rare birth of giant panda triplets. All three panda cubs are expected to survive.
Watch a video below of the little cubs in an incubator:
Learn more about giant pandas at our giant panda facts page.
VIDEO: Giant Panda Plays in the Snow
The Toronto Zoo closed early yesterday due to an epic snow storm. Watch what security cameras caught Da Mao, a giant panda, doing in the snow:
Panda Wrestling Video
Here’s an adorable video of Xiao Liwu, a six-month old panda cub at the San Diego Zoo, wrestling in the snow with mom Bai Yun. This was Xiao Liwu’s first experience with snow!
To learn more about pandas, visit our Giant Panda Facts page.