Panda

High hopes for Australian bid to breed panda cubs

Adelaide - AFP

A giant panda couple struggling to produce cubs in an Australian zoo have been given a helping hand by vets who hope to overcome the bears' notorious breeding difficulties with three artificial inseminations. Fu Ni and Wang Wang arrived in Adelaide from China in late 2009 as part of a programme aimed at breeding the Southern Hemisphere's first baby pandas.Read more

Japan panda fans get latest fix of cute with new footage

Tokyo - AFP

Japan's panda-obsessed public got their latest fix of cute Tuesday as a Tokyo zoo released footage of its 20-day-old helpless cub, who has ballooned in size since its birth last month. The tiny panda, still without a name, was the first to be born at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo in five years to the delight of animal lovers and local businesses,Read more

Macao's twin panda cubs named 'Jianjian', 'Kangkang'

Maco - XINHUA

Macao's twin panda cubs were officially named "Jianjian" and "Kangkang" by the government out of 1,718 names recommended by Macao citizens, the special administrative region(SAR)'s civil affair authorities said on Saturday. The names for the twin brothers represent good wishes from the Macao people, as Jian Kang in Chinese means "being healthy". They are chosen by the government out ofRead more

Giant pandas Kai Kai, Jia Jia celebrate birthday in Singapore

Singapore - XINHUA

Giant pandas Kai Kai and Jia Jia celebrated their birthday with honey-flavored ice cakes at Singapore's River Safari on Wednesday, which marks the fourth anniversary of their arrival. Keepers at River Safari threw a birthday bash for the giant pandas with honey-flavored ice cakes decorated with apple and carrot slices, some of their favorite treats. Male Kai Kai celebrated hisRead more

Eats shoots and rarely breeds

Chengdu - Arab Today

The giant panda may have been taken off the endangered species list, but the emblematic black and white bear still faces a plethora of risks including epidemics and climate change, Chinese breeding centres say. Every morning, with the dawn light shimmering on their patchy coats the young residents of a panda breeding centre in southwestern China shred their favourite breakfastRead more

2-month-old giant panda named Peanut

Shanghai - XINHUA

The breeder measures the chest of a giant panda cub in Shanghai, east China, Sept. 9, 2016. The two-month-old female giant panda was named Peanut Friday. Source : XINHUARead more

China concerned over downgrade of panda's conservation status

Beijing - XINHUA

China's State Forestry Administration (SFA) said Monday that it was too early to downgrade the giant panda's conservation status after an international group reclassified it from an "endangered" to "vulnerable" species. The International Union for Conservation of Nature announced the change in a report, after reviewing the results of conservation efforts that have boosted the panda's population. Insisting that theRead more

Wild giant panda spotted in Sichuan forest park

Chengdu - XINHUA

A wild giant panda was spotted in a forest park in southwest China's Sichuan Province Wednesday afternoon, the fourth of such encounter this year. "The panda was about seven or eight meters from me, and was quickly out of sight," said Zhang Zhongyan, a forestry worker who was driving on a forest highway at around 7:20 p.m. Wednesday. Zhang saidRead more

Twin panda cubs confirmed born in Vienna zoo

Vienna - XINHUA

Officials from the Schoenbrunn Zoo in the Austrian capital of Vienna confirmed the birth of twin panda cubs on Tuesday. Last week, they believed only one cub had been born by mother Yang Yang, though sounds from the breeding box appeared to be made by more than one. Staff then were on the lookout for a second cub which wasRead more

Chinatown Festival held in Vancouver, Canada

Vancouver - XINHUA

A panda mascot interacts with a child during the Chinatown Festival held in Vancouver, Canada, Aug. 13, 2016. The festival was organized by local Chinese community to promote Chinatown's heritage and culture through various multicultural activities. The 2-day event is expected to draw about 50,000 people. Source : XINHUARead more