Panda Pandemonium September 27, 2012
- © Jane Leung Photostream.
- Ri Ri at the Ueno Zoo, Tokyo, Japan on September 26, 2012. ©...
- © Paralecitam.
- © Sean Maynard.
- Mei Xiang at the National Zoo in Washington D.C., on May 31,...
- © 欢乐0413.
- © Paralecitam.
- Via fictionspulp, © Maciek Burgielski.
- Via fictionspulp, © Susan Skinner.
- Smithsonian's National Zoo: "Some of you have been...
"Some of you have been asking about the behavior we're seeing on the cam, Mei cradling her kong toy. Of course we can't know the motivation behind her actions, but we do know that she cradled toys during each of her pseudopregnancies and also in the days leading up to the cub's birth this year.
From past research, we know that Ling-Ling would exhibit this behavior (along with other maternal behaviors such as grooming) for several days, up to a week, after she lost her cubs."
(Ling-Ling was a female giant panda who arrived at the Zoo in 1972. She and male giant panda Hsing-Hsing were gifts to President Nixon from the People's Republic of China.)
- I Love You, Mommy by Kim Hinz (kiiimiko/kimberlyhinz).
- Su Lin eats
Leeleekay6231994 has added a photo to the pool:
Comments