Gao Gao Grandbabies?
We have had confirmation from our friends in China that Mei Sheng, our beloved boy born to Bai Yun and Gao Gao in 2003, has indeed copulated with a female in Bi Feng Xia (BFX). Way to go, Mei Sheng! In...
View ArticleA Bit about Breeding
Yun Zi, a happy result of natural breeding. Recently, the Zoo Atlanta female panda experienced estrus, and some of you asked questions about the merits of artificial insemination versus natural mating....
View ArticleBai Yun: Time to Relax
Bai Yun gets all the toys and treats for herself! As the San Diego Zoo’s panda males are shifting exhibits and getting extremely active, it is our adult female Bai Yun who is holding down the fort. So...
View ArticleWho You Calling Old?
Bai Yun was more interested in eating a few months ago. Giant panda Bai Yun is getting along in years, now 20 years old and on the tail-end of the known breeding spectrum for giant pandas. We’ve been...
View ArticleDependable Pandas
Open the door, please! Neither snow, nor rain, nor gloom of night… We’ve had some wild weather here in Southern California for the past few days. Saturday night, a blustery storm passed through....
View ArticleSunday: Persistence Pays Off
Our adult pandas' size difference is clear to see! After an auspicious start on Sunday, which began with an early breeding between giant pandas Bai Yun and Gao Gao, San Diego Zoo staff had planned to...
View ArticleMonday: Black, White, Blues
Gao Gao tries to encourage Bai Yun into a mating posture. Sunday, March 18, was a great day at the San Diego Zoo’s Panda Trek, with three copulations achieved between panda adults Bai Yun and Gao Gao...
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