Zoo Atlanta’s giant panda loan with China is set to expire in late 2024. All four of the pandas currently at Zoo Atlanta (Lun Lun, Yang Yang, Ya Lun and Xi
We expect to have significant advance notice in terms of timing, as the permitting
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When I reflect on the past year, there are a lot of amazing moments.
Our routines have changed several times.
This time last year we were (impatiently) waiting for Lun Lun to give birth. The nursery had been ready for months, and we were in the initial stages of
I went on my weekend hoping that when I returned, we would have cubs.
I know when I first started working with the giant pandas, bamboo was simply bamboo, and it all looked yummy enough for me if I were a giant panda. Oh man,
Young bamboo will have yummy leaves, and older bamboo will have yummy culms.
Hi everyone! My name is Megan, and I am one of the new primary keepers on the Panda Care Team. I thought I would use my first Panda Update to introduce myself!
How have things been going since I started?
(photo by Danica W.)
Recently, we have begun giving Lun Lun and the cubs access to Dayroom 1 overnight
Yesterday, we fed out the last of the bamboo shoots for this season. The pandas and the keepers are totally bummed that shoot season has come to its
Of course, we have bamboo to feed the pandas now that the shoots are gone, but it
I think it’s safe to say that giant pandas are very much creatures of habit. This is why it is so important that we introduce the cubs to important parts of
This way, we can be sure that Lun Lun isn’t going to eat them, and the cubs have
We announced on Friday that the pandas are expected to travel to China in mid-October (see our full post from September 20 for more), and as we prepare for
I haven’t been as lucky as some of the Panda Care Team, who have been working with
