Latest Panda News Update 大熊猫新闻频道
On Feb 4,2010, Tai Shan and Mei Lan, a 3-year-old female panda born at Zoo Atlanta, will
travel on board a custom-decaled FedEx Express 777 Freight - known as the "FedEx Panda
Express" - from Washington's Dulles International Airport to Chengdu, Sichuan province.
Dec.13,2009
A detailed genome map of the giant panda completed by Chinese scientists has shown that
the notoriously shy animal is genetically similar to the dog, state media reported Sunday.
Dec.4 , 2009
April 19, 2009
China will start building a new giant panda breeding centre as early as next month after last
year's 8.0-magnitude earthquake destroyed much of their habitat, according to state media.
The new facility, to be called the China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center, will
replace Wolong Panda Breeding Center about six miles away in southwestern Sichuan
province where most of China's captive pandas were kept before the earthquake.
March 22, 2009
Eight young Olympic pandas have returned to their native Sichuan province, after their 10-
month stay in the Beijing zoo following last year's devastating earthquake.
Their visit to the capital, which was planned before the quake, was meant to add cheer to the
Olympics in August. The pandas were being flown to Chengdu before being transferred to
Bifengxia Giant Panda Base in the town of Ya'an. Their former home, the world-famous
Wolong reserve was nearly destroyed in the May 12 earthquake.
The pandas will have a new home in Sichuan province with indoor air conditioning and outdoor
swimming pools.
Oct. 12, 2008
Scientists in China have finished mapping the genome of the giant panda, unlocking secrets
about why they eat bamboo and have black circles around their eyes.
.
A three-year-old female panda, named Jing Jing, was chosen by scientists for the genome
sequencing. Jing Jing was also used as a model by the artists drawing up Beijing's Olympic
mascots.
Wang Jun, a scientist at the Beijing Genomics Institute, said the work should help scientists to
understand why pandas have so few cubs.
August 15, 2008
Taipei Zoo will receive giant pandas Tuan Tuan (tuantuan, 团团) and
Yuan Yuan (yuanyuan, 园园) from China, whose names taken together
mean Unity, in October at the earliest.
July 22, 2008
BEIJING (AP) — Only seven pandas remain at China's most famous breeding center, after a
final group of 13 animals were transferred from the earthquake-damaged facility, an official
said Tuesday. Read More
June 21, 2008
The National Zoo says panda mother Mei Xiang is showing a spike in hormone levels, a sign
that she might be pregnant again. Read More
June 17, 2008
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese forestry official said Tuesday that giant panda habitat in China's
Sichuan province, the endangered animal's main preserve, was devastated by last month's
massive earthquake. Read More
June 10, 2008
WOLONG, China (AP) — Mao Mao the panda's remains were gently laid in a wooden crate
and wheeled to a patch of ground in China's famed Wolong Nature Reserve where a freshly
dug grave awaited. Read More
June 5, 2008
BEIJING (AFP) — Eight pandas who survived China's deadly earthquake went on display at
Beijing Zoo on June 5, 2008 with officials expecting the bears to attract millions of Olympic
visitors.
May 31, 2008
The National Zoo and three other zoos in the United States that have giant pandas are
launching an effort to raise money for colleagues in an earthquake-ravaged section of China
that is home to a renowned panda facility. Read More
May 24, 2008
BEIJING (AP) — Eight pandas reached Beijing safely Saturday after a long journey from their
damaged reserve near the epicenter of the recent earthquake in China. Read More
On Feb 4,2010, Tai Shan and Mei Lan, a 3-year-old female panda born at Zoo Atlanta, will
travel on board a custom-decaled FedEx Express 777 Freight - known as the "FedEx Panda
Express" - from Washington's Dulles International Airport to Chengdu, Sichuan province.
Dec.13,2009
A detailed genome map of the giant panda completed by Chinese scientists has shown that
the notoriously shy animal is genetically similar to the dog, state media reported Sunday.
- The Smithsonian's National Zoo is returning beloved giant panda Tai Shan to China.
Zoo officials said Friday that Tai Shan will go in January or February 2010 for breeding.
The cub was fondly named "butter stick" by many of his adoring fans because at birth
he was no bigger than a stick of butter. His birthday parties continue to be a popular
attraction at the zoo.
Dec.4 , 2009
April 19, 2009
China will start building a new giant panda breeding centre as early as next month after last
year's 8.0-magnitude earthquake destroyed much of their habitat, according to state media.
The new facility, to be called the China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center, will
replace Wolong Panda Breeding Center about six miles away in southwestern Sichuan
province where most of China's captive pandas were kept before the earthquake.
- 'Earthquake' pandas head back to new home in Sichuan from Beijing
March 22, 2009
Eight young Olympic pandas have returned to their native Sichuan province, after their 10-
month stay in the Beijing zoo following last year's devastating earthquake.
Their visit to the capital, which was planned before the quake, was meant to add cheer to the
Olympics in August. The pandas were being flown to Chengdu before being transferred to
Bifengxia Giant Panda Base in the town of Ya'an. Their former home, the world-famous
Wolong reserve was nearly destroyed in the May 12 earthquake.
The pandas will have a new home in Sichuan province with indoor air conditioning and outdoor
swimming pools.
- Scientists sequence giant panda genome in China
Oct. 12, 2008
Scientists in China have finished mapping the genome of the giant panda, unlocking secrets
about why they eat bamboo and have black circles around their eyes.
.
A three-year-old female panda, named Jing Jing, was chosen by scientists for the genome
sequencing. Jing Jing was also used as a model by the artists drawing up Beijing's Olympic
mascots.
Wang Jun, a scientist at the Beijing Genomics Institute, said the work should help scientists to
understand why pandas have so few cubs.
- Taiwan finally accepts pandas from China
August 15, 2008
Taipei Zoo will receive giant pandas Tuan Tuan (tuantuan, 团团) and
Yuan Yuan (yuanyuan, 园园) from China, whose names taken together
mean Unity, in October at the earliest.
- 7 pandas remain at famed breeding center in China
July 22, 2008
BEIJING (AP) — Only seven pandas remain at China's most famous breeding center, after a
final group of 13 animals were transferred from the earthquake-damaged facility, an official
said Tuesday. Read More
- National Zoo Panda Might Be Pregnant again
June 21, 2008
The National Zoo says panda mother Mei Xiang is showing a spike in hormone levels, a sign
that she might be pregnant again. Read More
- Giant panda habitat devastated by China quake
June 17, 2008
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese forestry official said Tuesday that giant panda habitat in China's
Sichuan province, the endangered animal's main preserve, was devastated by last month's
massive earthquake. Read More
- Honors for Mao Mao the panda killed in China quake
June 10, 2008
WOLONG, China (AP) — Mao Mao the panda's remains were gently laid in a wooden crate
and wheeled to a patch of ground in China's famed Wolong Nature Reserve where a freshly
dug grave awaited. Read More
- Quake pandas go on show at Beijing Zoo ahead of Olympics
June 5, 2008
BEIJING (AFP) — Eight pandas who survived China's deadly earthquake went on display at
Beijing Zoo on June 5, 2008 with officials expecting the bears to attract millions of Olympic
visitors.
- American zoos seek to raise money for Chinese pandas After
Earthquake
May 31, 2008
The National Zoo and three other zoos in the United States that have giant pandas are
launching an effort to raise money for colleagues in an earthquake-ravaged section of China
that is home to a renowned panda facility. Read More
- Eight earthquake pandas arrive in Beijing for Olympics
May 24, 2008
BEIJING (AP) — Eight pandas reached Beijing safely Saturday after a long journey from their
damaged reserve near the epicenter of the recent earthquake in China. Read More
Giant Panda Top Story 大熊猫新闻频道
- Ten giant panda cubs will be on display at the Shanghai World Expo
in 2010 at the city's zoos, giving tens of millions of Chinese and
foreign visitors a glimpse at the highly endangered species. The six
females and four males will arrive in Shanghai in January 2010 and
spend six months at the Shanghai Zoo and six months at Wild Animal
Park of Shanghai, All the pandas were born at the country's main
panda research base in Sichuan province after the May 2008
earthquake that killed or left missing nearly 90,000 people. The
Expo, due to begin May 1, 2010 and run for six months, is expected
to draw 70 million visitors.
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