Atlanta Zoo Pandas

[Donna]

New pic posted today of Lun's baby on the Zoo Atlanta site: 

 

AWWW!!!  Look at those adorable wrinkles on his neck!!   

I have them but their not adorable....

[Kris G.]

New updates from Zoo Atlanta: 


   


Monday, November 29
Over the last few nights, Lun Lun has bleated quite often. These vocalizations are not random, though, but occur at particular times. Most often she will bleat after she is done eating and returning to her cub from a separate den. Lun Lun will also bleat if she is about to pick the cub up off the ground. Is this a sign that the cub’s ears are opening up and he is hearing noises for the first time? There are numerous cases in nature in which the offspring can recognize its mother’s unique call and vice-versa. So, is Lun “teaching� the cub the sound of her voice? It would be good for the cub to know when it is mom coming back, and not some sort of threat. This is just my speculation and we may never know if this is the case, but it is interesting that right now she only vocalizes at these times.
Joseph T. Svoke
Carnivore Keeper III

Wednesday, December 1
The cub is becoming more active each day. When Lun Lun leaves him alone, he wiggles and stretches and exercises his muscles. He works one back leg as if to scratch himself or he manages to turn himself around on the floor.  Most importantly, he can right himself when he ends up on his back.  Just last week, if he accidentally rolled onto his back while Lun Lun was away, he was very unhappy – flailing his legs in the air and squawking loudly until Lun Lun rushed back and picked him up. He was like a stranded tortoise! But now he has developed enough muscle strength to roll himself over onto his stomach fairly quickly when he is supine. I am actually surprised he can roll over at all since his belly is so fat, but I have seen him do it several times in recent days. This is a big step for the little guy!
Heather Baker Roberts
Carnivore Keeper II

[jeanne]

Is this precious or what

[Kris G.]

Is this precious or what

I think it is too, Jeanne!   

[Donna]

Is this precious or what

I think it is too, Jeanne!   

Me three...

[MAK]

Is this precious or what

I think it is too, Jeanne!   

Me three...

         Oh Yeah!             

[Kris G.]

Newest closeup posted today on Zoo Atlanta site:

 

[jeanne]

precious baby bear

[Kris G.]

Posted on Facebook today by Zoo Atlanta-baby's exam picture-look at those claws!   

   

[Annette]

Posted on Facebook today by Zoo Atlanta-baby's exam picture-look at those claws!   

   

Cute panda cub! 

[Donna]

Posted on Facebook today by Zoo Atlanta-baby's exam picture-look at those claws!   

   

He is just the cutest! Thanks

[Donna]

Mom cuddling jr. So cute to watch her with him.

[Wing Goose]

Oh my goodness!  What a sweetie!   
     
       
       Lola

[MAK]

   He's still looking a little pink! 

[Dumpsterkitty]

  He's still looking a little pink! 

I'm sure his current pinkness is from his fur not being very thick yet.  But an interesting factoid-the mother panda's saliva actually turns the white fur pink.  As he gets bigger you'll be able to see pink patches of fur where she picks him up and where she grooms him.

Ei