The Newest, Cutest Baby Animals from the World's Zoos & Aquariums

Category: Panda

  • Austria’s Newest Panda Baby Needs a Name

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    With so much excitement here in the U.S. over the new Panda baby at Zoo Atlanta, it's easy to overlook another bubbling panda baby born in Vienna Austria's Schonbrunn Zoo. Now just 11 weeks old, the the black and white ball of joy is ready to take a name. Schonbrunn has invited the public to vote among three choices. 1.) Fu Hu = happier Tigers (2010 is the Chinese Year of the Tiger.) 2.) Ao Kang = healthy Austrian boy and 3.) Wei Xing = joy of Vienna. The Giant Panda is endangered in the wild due to habitat loss and a very low birth rate.

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  • First Panda Born in the U.S. in 2010: Zoo Atlanta

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    Lun Lun, a 13-year-old female Giant Panda at Zoo Atlanta, gave birth to her third cub on November 3, 2010. The cub, born at 5:39 a.m. in a specially-prepared birthing den in the Zoo’s giant panda building, is the only giant panda to be born in the U.S. in 2010. Lun Lun appears to be providing appropriate care for her cub, which is roughly the size of a cell phone. The Animal Management and Veterinary Teams will continue round-the-clock monitoring of mother and cub, and a preliminary veterinary checkup will be performed as soon as staff is able to remove the cub without disrupting maternal care.

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    You can also view Lun Lun and her baby on the Zoo's pandacam.

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  • Hola Panditos!

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    Today the Madrid & Zoo Aquarium unveiled the world's newest and cutest Giant Panda cubs. Born September 7, the cubs originally emerged pink and hairless, weighing just 150 grams (5 ounces). However, after five weeks of incubation, they are now in ridiculously adorable true panda cub form! Mother panda Hua Zui Ba has proven to be attentive, licking her babies to clean them and allowing each cub to take turns nursing. Father Bing Xing has remained aloof, typical father panda behavior. The cubs will live in Madrird for the next three to four years before returning to the panda-homeland of China.

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    Photo Credits: Zoo Madrid

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  • Sleepy Red Panda Cubs in Knoxville

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    On June 14th, the Knoxville Zoo welcomed two fuzzy Red Panda cubs to mother Akkali and father Chewbacca. After three weeks the cubs are happy and healthy, although the first couple months for baby red pandas are always precarious. The Knoxville Zoo is a leader in Red Panda breeding and conservation, with 93 births since their first pair, Bernice and Buster, arrived in 1977. The zoo hopes to debut the cubs to the public in the next couple of weeks.

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  • Panda Showdown at San Diego

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    Earlier this month, ZooBorns contributor ysaleth caught baby panda Yun Zi and mother Bai Yun bear wrestling at the San Diego Zoo in this series of adorable photos.

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  • Goodbye Tai Shan and Mei Lan!

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    Tomorrow will be a bittersweet day at the National Zoo and Zoo Atlanta, as fans must say goodbye to Giant Pandas Tai Shan and Mei Lan respectively. Four year old Giant Pandas Tai Shan and Mei Lan have captivated crowds since their successful births, the first for both institutions. 

    The pandas will be returned to China in accordance with the Zoos' original agreements. In fact, Tai Shan was supposed to return home two years ago but the Chinese government extended his stay for another two years.

    (Below) Tai Shan back in 2005 at 11-weeks-old. This was during the cub's 7th check up, all of which he "handled very well," according to zoo veteranarians.

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    (Below) Snow falls on Tai Shan during his farewell celebration. The snow and frigid temperatures failed to deter Tan Shan's diehard fans from coming to say goodbye.

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    (Below) Mei Lan snuggles up with mom during her first weeks at Zoo Atlanta in 2006. 

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    (Below) Mei Lan strikes a postcard worthy panda-pose.

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    (Below) The Washington Post shares video of Tai-Shan's last days in DC. 

    Tai-Shan received farewell letters from DC area students including this one from Florence Kane, age 8.

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  • Yun Zi: The Real Kung Fu Panda

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    San Diego Zoo’s Panda Cub Yun Zi wrastles with Mom Bai Yun. Keepers say the four-month-old cub is very confident in his surroundings and will soon be on regular public display.

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    Mom is a formidable adversary, but no match for young master Yun Zi

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  • San Diego Zoo’s Panda Cub Gets a Name

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    The San Diego Zoo's 15-week-old giant panda received his weekly veterinary exam and was bestowed a name in recognition of his mother. The Chinese name, Yun Zi, which means "son of cloud," is appropriate because the baby's mother was named Bai Yun, meaning "white cloud." Here at ZooBorns we were rooting for Xiao Lóng, which means "little dragon," but the fluffy little cub does bear resemblance to a cloud of fur. 

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    See our first pics of the little panda from early September.

  • Panda Explosion!

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    The San Diego Zoo has been holding out on us. They have been hoarding adorable videos of their baby panda cub since his first check-up and just unleashed them on the world all at once! It's almost too much to take. Videos below of examinations 6, 3 and 1, starting with the most recent. 

    Two more videos below the fold!

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  • Another Helping of Panda Please

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    The panda-monium continues as we stumble upon yet more San Diego panda cub footage, this time in the form of an adorable video.