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Pandas In Chongqing Zoo Are Clawing Their Way To Popularity

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The Chongqing Zoo has been around for 70 years. With the largest number of pandas in China and even globally, Chongqing Zoo has 23 pandas currently, and marketed toward "people of all ages," the Zoo is experiencing an unexpected surge in popularity among panda lovers and animal lovers worldwide. From naughty and cute Panda Mang Cancan to fuzzy, gentle and clingy Yu Ke, and lively and active Yu Ai, you must have heard of one of the 23 pandas in Chongqing Zoo. The pandas are composed of two large families, namely Panda Liang Liang, Panda Lan Xiang, Panda Yu Bao, Panda Yu Bei, Panda Shuang Shuang, Panda Chong Chong, Panda You You, Panda Er Shun, Panda Jia Yueyue, Panda Jia Panpan, Panda Yu Ke, Panda Yu Ai, Panda Mang Zai, Panda Xi Xi, Panda Qing Qing, Panda Xing Xing, Panda Chen Chen, Panda Mang Cancan, Panda Hao Qi, Panda Qi Zhen, Panda Qi Bao, Panda Ding Ding, and Panda Liang Yue. Panda Mang Cancan in the Chang An Wooden Car Among 23 pandas, Panda Mang Cancan is one of the mos...

Welcome! New Giant Pandas to Hong Kong

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According to the cooperation agreement on giant panda conservation and research signed between the China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center and the Hong Kong Ocean Park , a pair of giant pandas named "Anan" and "Keke" from the China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center will depart for Hong Kong on September 26th to settle in the Ocean Park, becoming the third pair of giant pandas welcomed by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Giant panda 'Anan', male, born in June 2019, has a round head, long body, agile movements, is intelligent and active, and has an outgoing and lively personality. The giant panda "Keke", originally named "Tianke", is a female born in June 2019. She is gentle, lively, and active, and is good at climbing. She is a typical "tomboy" in the giant panda world. At present, the two giant pandas are in good health and under quarantine in Dujiangyan Irrigation Project Base of the Panda Center ....

Global Panda Partners 2024- Panda Homeland Culture & Creativity Contest

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The 2024 Global Panda Partners is scheduled to be held in Chengdu, Sichuan According to Xinhua News Agency, on September 22, it was learned from the launch conference of the "2024 Global Panda Partner Conference and Panda Home · Panda Homeland Culture & Creativity Contest" that the "2024 Global Panda Partners" is scheduled to be held in Chengdu, Sichuan at the end of November. The giant panda is a national treasure of China, loved by people all over the world, and a friendship envoy to strengthen biodiversity conservation globally. The 2024 Global Panda Partner Conference, with the theme of "Harmonious Coexistence between Humans and Nature," tells vivid stories of beautiful Sichuan, beautiful China, and global ecological civilization practices. The activity consists of an opening ceremony, a culture & creativity contest, and a series of supporting activities. The conference will gather panda partners such as government agencies, professionals, and ...

How to respond to panda attacks?

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On September 19th, 2024, at Chongqing Zoo, China, a staff member was chased and fell to the ground by the panda Ding Ding, and then shouted for help to break free. This matter has attracted attention on the Internet. According to online videos, with the screams of tourists, a panda chased after the keeper and then tackled him, making head shaking and biting movements. The keeper shouted loudly and then broke free and left. Faced with tourists screaming, some onlookers were shouting, 'Don't scream'. Panda Ding Ding is attacking the keeper. Although pandas are herbivores that primarily feed on bamboo, they were once carnivores and have a large body size. They defend against attacks, so if you encounter pandas in the wild, please do not confront them head-on to avoid greater conflict and danger. So how should we respond to panda attacks? Firstly, stay calm! Please don't disturb it, don't scream and scare it! Secondly, maintain a stable mindset! Please do not use aggres...

Urgent: Wolong Shenshuping Base Has Been Closed

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 According to the China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center, in the early morning of September 16, 2024, heavy rainstorm occurred in Wolong, Wenchuan, Sichuan, triggering debris flow disasters, resulting in the interruption of roads from Yingxiu to Gengda Town and Wolong Town. At present, personnel and giant pandas at the Wolong Shenshuping and Walnut Ping bases of the Panda Center are safe. Some roads in the Shenshuping Base Park have been blocked by the Lijiagou mudslide, and the Shenshuping Base has been closed. Tourists who are planning to visit the Wolong Shenshuping Panda Base in Sichuan in the near future, please pay attention to the opening time of the Panda Base. You may like: Wolong Chinese Giant Panda Shenshuping Base.

How to count panda popluation?

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Today, we will introduce three methods for estimating the population of pandas. The giant panda is a unique "national treasure" level animal in China. In order to timely understand the population size, habitat area, and living conditions of pandas in the wild, China began organizing a national field survey of giant pandas in the 1970s. Giant pandas are surveyed in the wild approximately once every 10 years. In order to obtain more accurate data, Chinese researchers have tried different research methods. Panda Xi Lan 1. Estimate based on a certain area Two giant panda surveys were conducted in 1974-1977 and 1988. At that time, researchers first selected a certain area as the survey range and searched along a certain route within that range. They estimated the approximate number of giant pandas in the area using mathematical formulas based on the information they found along the way, such as the number of giant pandas and the area. They can infer the situation of the entire pro...

Giant Pandas and Their Relatives

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Is a giant panda a bear or a cat? In fact, giant pandas belong to the bear family. Bears are a collective term for carnivorous animals in the family Ursidae of the order Mammalia. There are a total of 8 species currently living in the world, except for giant pandas, all of which are called "XX bear" and each has its own unique characteristics. Panda & relatives 1. Andean bear The bear with glasses has a black ring around its eye socket, which looks like it is wearing a pair of glasses, hence its name. Due to living in the Andes Mountains of South America, also known as the Andean bear, it is the only surviving bear species in the southern hemisphere. Andean Bear likes to eat fruits of pineapple plants and are the least fond of meat after giant pandas. 2. Asiatic Black Bear Asiatic Black Bear lives in Asia and almost wear a "black sweater" all over their body. The white fur on their chest looks like the letter V or crescent moon, so they are also known as "m...