I’m very sad to report that Shui Ling has died just weeks before her 3rd birthday. It’s been reported that she had died of Mesenteric Torsion which is where the intestines get wrapped up and blood supply to them gets cut off causing the intestine to die and rot. The symptoms are very hard to spot until it is too late, then the animal dies of shock. Shui Ling is the daughter of Long Xin and younger sister of Fu Ni one of the pandas who was sent to Adelaide. Long Xin has had a total of 7 cubs so far.
Source: Sina News
3 year old Shui Ling dies suddenly
Wednesday July 28th, 2010 – 10:00 PM
Two Happy Events Come at the Same Time at the Panda Base
Wednesday July 28th, 2010 – 09:59 PM
Jiao Zi became a good mother, and Qi Yuan reached the peak of her heat cycle and was successfully
On July 16th, 2010, Chengdu Panda Base had two happy events. The first thing was that 15 year old female panda Jiao Zi gave birth to the first panda cub in Chengdu this year. She used to be a mother who didn’t take care of her baby, but now she has become a good mother. The second thing was that panda Qi Yuan reached the peak of her heat cycle, so researchers of the panda base artificially inseminated her. On that day, base experts were very busy and happy dealing with those two events.
Gas poisoning causes death of female panda Quan Quan
Wednesday July 28th, 2010 – 09:30 AM
The death of female panda Quanquan has attracted many people’s attention. The cause of her death last Thursday has been released at a press briefing: gas poisoning. The briefing on Monday lasted just 10 minutes. A Spokesman for Jinan zoo in Shandong Province announced the cause of Quanquan’s death. See the TV Report follow. weiter lesen
Panda incubation center: Home to cubs
Wednesday July 28th, 2010 – 09:15 AM
It’s been a little over a year since the Wenchuan earthquake forced the Panda Incubation Center to move from Wolong to Ya’an in Sichuan Province. There, the center’s cub home takes care of all artificially bred pandas in China. The cub home has various kinds of environmental designs to emulate panda’s natural habitat. Some cubs even receive training in survival skills. So far, a total of 29 cubs have been cared for at the center. Ten of them are serving as ambassadors of peace at the on-going World Expo in Shanghai. Watch video
Event: Birthday greetings for Fu Long
Monday July 19th, 2010 – 07:00 PM
Send your personal birthday greetings to Fu Long!
To this year’s birthday celebration by Fu Long, we will send together with the Vienna Zoo, two big birthday cards (banner) to China – Bifengxia Panda Base. Donate you in honor of Fu Longs birthday and we will print your name (if desired also logo and graphics) and personal greetings on top the birthday banner.
Visit the Tiergarten Schönbrunn and write your congratulations on top the banner personaly. You can donate and leave your message for Fu Long on one of our banner in the Tiergarten Schönbrunn. There will be hang out a second banner on the event “Artenschutztage” from the 5th until 8th of Aug. 2010. The proceeds of this action will benefit the Pandas (parents of Fu Long) in the Tiergarten Schönbrunn.
In addition Pandaworld.de raffled among all participants 3 times the German book: “Fu Long – A small Panda discovered the world”, kindly made available y kiko Verlag. We look forward to your participation and to say at this point “Thanks!” more (weiter) …
Bifengxia Panda base sees first panda cub born this year
Saturday July 10th, 2010 – 10:00 AM
CHENGDU, July 9 (Xinhua) — Southwest China’s Sichuan Province has had its first giant panda cub born this year, a spokesperson with the China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center in Wolong told Xinhua Friday.The male cub was born at around 10 a.m. Thursday with a weight of 159.5 grams and a length of 14.8 cm at the center’s Bifengxia base in Ya’an reserve, south of Wolong. After 24 hours of observation, both the mother and the cub were in good health. More see at the source: Xinhua weiter lesen
Happy birthday Tai Shan
Friday July 9th, 2010 – 05:00 AM
On the 09th of July 2005 Tai Shan was born in Washington, USA. Tai Shan is the first surviving panda cubs in the zoo Nationnal. His parents are Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, who live in Washington’s National Zoo. In February this year, he moved to China. Today, Tai Shan, ist his 5th birthday. Panda International has sent a large map with many greetings of his fans to China. Also, we have sent our greetings. We wish Tai Shan all the best, a long life and plenty of bamboo at all times. Happy brithday Tai Shan. More of Tai Shan
By the way: We travel in November 2010 to China to visit Tai Shan, Fu Long, Mei Lan and the other pandas. If you also want to be there, write us. There are still places in the travel group free. Starting form Germany, Frankfurt over Amsterdam to Chengdu.
Birthday party for panda held at Shanghai Expo
Thursday July 8th, 2010 – 06:00 PM
A birthday party has been held at the Shanghai World Expo for some special two years old. Not just any two years old. But, pandas, including a pair of twins. The party attracted many visitors. Pingping and An’an were the first pair of twin pandas born after the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan province, which makes them very meaningful. Their names, Pingping and An’an were especially chosen because they mean safe and peaceful in Chinese. The pandas were adopted by famous movie star Haung Xiaoming, who was at the party to help them celebrate their birthday. See the TV repot. weiter lesen
(Deutsch) Tiergartendirektorin besuchte Fu Long
Tuesday July 6th, 2010 – 09:40 PM
„Es war ein aufregender Moment, als ich Fu Long in seinem Gehege erblickt habe. Als er unsere Stimmen gehört hat, ist er ganz nah heran gekommen. Die österreichische Phonetik dürfte ihm irgendwie vertraut vorgekommen sein“, berichtet Tiergartendirektorin Dagmar Schratter zurück von ihrer China-Rundreise. Als Reiseleiterin hat sie einer österreichischen Touristengruppe zwei Wochen lang die Heimat der Großen Pandas gezeigt. Ein Besuch bei ihrem ehemaligen Schützling in der Pandazucht- und Forschungsstation Bifengxia war da natürlich ein Muss. „Es war schön zu sehen, wie gut Fu Long sich eingelebt hat. Er hat während meines Besuches eine Menge Karotten und Bambus verdrückt und mit seinen Gefährten gekuschelt“, so Schratter. Foto: Fu Long (© Sophie Tiller) weiter lesen
