Lisa watches as Meg examines the cub.
As is the norm, keepers cleaned Bai Yun’s sun room, set it up with food, and gave her access to it when all the necessary parties had arrived at the station for the exam: keeper and marketing staff, researchers, and, of course, veterinarian Meg Sutherland-Smith. Bai Yun did not fail us, as has been her norm.
After a brief nursing bout with the cub, she exited the den to have some breakfast in the sun room. With the door secured and a keeper stationed to keep an eye on her activities, it was my cue. I entered the bedroom to gain access to the cub sleeping comfortably on the well-bedded-down den floor. He looked so comfortable nestled in all the bamboo his mother had spent time dragging into the den and shredding to her liking.
I took the small blanket that our Children’s Zoo nursery staff had provided us and rubbed it on some of the bamboo in the den to get some of Mom’s and his scent on it. Then, while covering our little guy, I scooped him up in hand and blanket…not a peep. Seems he was a panda cub in a panda mother’s milk coma. Perfect. The more satiated the baby, the quieter the baby and the more time we have for examination. If he were to vocalize loud enough to get Bai’s attention, our exam would be done for the day, as she would be more than anxious to attend to her baby in need. At this point I was glad that our senior panda keeper suggested weighing him on the platform scale in the bedroom we use to weigh his mother, as he had outgrown our tabletop scale since his last exam.
Once out of the bedroom, I laid the cub on the covered table we fashioned in the keeper area. Dr. Meg and I, already dressed in our clean smocks, proceeded to take measurements and examine the development of the cub’s senses: eyes, ears, mobility, etc. Marketing staff was there to document the exam with video and photography. Since Bai Yun was happily eating, we were able to do everything necessary to record our newest arrival’s health status and developmental progress. I scooped him up once again in his little blanket and returned him to the exact place I found him in the den. Right back to sleep he went. Sooooo cool.
We gave Bai Yun her access to the bedroom, and she did get back to the den but not before she had had her fill for the morning. Such a good mother.
Lisa Martin is a lead keeper at the San Diego Zoo.
Note: We now have a Panda Cub Milestones page to help you see what’s next for our little boy and how he compares with his siblings!
You are so lucky, Lisa!! I know that you were involved with the care of Mei Sheng when he was still at the zoo. Were you there when Hua Mei was born as well..?
You have the best job in the world!
ahhhhh!! it just makes me want to curl up in my own ‘den’ and take a nappy. i’m going to pretend that ‘chubbles’ smells like baby powder.
You know the fact that Bai trusts all of you enough to leave the baby says a lot about all of you. Sure she is hungry and all but somehow I think she knows that you look after the baby and she feels comfortable enough to go ahead and eat. Granted she’d be agitated if she heard him cry out but otherwise she is happy to take some time to eat.
He is such a big boy and I noticed that she left him closer to the opening last time I looked at Panda.cam. It is going to be interesting when he gets his legs going and is able to walk since he is so chubby now.
Thanks for sharing the exam with us. It must be so awesome holding that little guy.
I am new to computers so this panda cam is just a delight to me. The little guy is the cutest thing I have ever seen. I look in at the little cutie every day, about 5 or 6 times a day. Mom is so great with her baby! She is an inspiration. I love the updates that you give now and then, informing us of what is going on. The pandas at your zoo are very lucky animals… they are so spoiled and pampered… but we are lucky too to have them and be able to watch them on a daily basis. I hope your panda cam continues forever. We are all learning so much! Keep up the excellent work. All the staff seems just wonderful!
Man is he growing…..Oh he is such a chub chub, thanks Lisa for the update. He is super cute. I have never seen a cub spend much time on his back the way this little guy does. Yesterday he was on his back and waving too cute, I think he was just dreaming. I was wondering in the early months of a pandas life they spend alot of time flinching and sudden movements, why is this? and my conclusion is that its growing spurts that make them flinch. But is it just dreaming. Well whatever it is he is a growing boy. Well back to the panda cam…to watch Chub Chub….
How fun to hear the details of what it is like to scoop up a panda cub for an exam! That is a good idea about rubbing the blanket on the bamboo to pick up familiar scents like boo and Bai! I am going to take a guess that at the next exam (8 weeks) he will weigh 6 pounds, 3 oz! I’ve seen some very long nursing sessions going on and he is getting to be a big boy! A bruiser, indeed! Prince of the Pandas!
It’s great to hear how exciting this all is even for those that work there. Great comments, Lisa. I now understand more of the ritual of getting an exam to keep both mom and baby happy without stress. They are truly exciting to watch together. I am anxiously waiting for the next exam and the new milestones that will occur. When does he begin to ambulate around?
Thank you Lisa! I have not ‘seen’ you around on the media lately. It’s nice to see you back. I know you have been taking care of Mei Sheng and even escorted him back to China. Your diary about saying goodbye to Mei Sheng was quite heartbreaking for me. I know you were also at ZZ’s 1st B’day.
I’ll be in LA in the end of October and have booked a flight to San Diego just to see the panda family. By then ‘the pudge’ will be a bit less than 3 month old. Do you think I will see him?
Thank you all!
Oh, btw, this box where we enter our repoonses is lower than usual. First I thought it’s not working, then I scrolled all the way down and found it.
Moderator’s note: The Pudge probably won’t be out in public view until mid-December at the earliest. He has to be able to walk.
Are eyes/ears open yet?
Moderator’s note: We’ll find out at the next exam.
Lisa, how cool is it that you get to be the one to love on this baby panda first?!?! You must cherish those few moments before passing him over for exam. How’s the schedule looking this week for his fifth evaluation? I’m anxiously awaiting the new numbers. He’s looking like a good sized watermelon!
gm SDZ and all the panda family. I think that Gao jr. can see some, he is working toward the light more and more Love to u all
Lisa, thank you for a great update! I think it is so cool that you get to handle the cub! I smiled at your description of his “mother’s milk coma” and thought it was interesting that you rub the blanket over the bamboo to make it smell like home and mom. Soon this little guy will know your face and voice and will associate you with all the great things about being a panda at SDZ (bamboo, treats, toys, fun conversations, even a back scratching if he wants!).
The descriptions of accessing, transporting and examining the cub makes me think of the panda staff as a special ops team on a covert mission!
Have fun getting to know the panda lad better in the coming years. Thanks again for updating us!
Lisa: Lucky you!! thanks for the details of how you keepers retreive the cub. How I wish I could take your place for the next exam.
Thank you, Lisa, for the update. I love reading all these informative panda blogs!
I don’t remember seeing this in any other blog, but have his eyes and ears opened yet? If so, how well can he see and hear? Thanks in advance for your response!
Any chance you can adjust the camera in the den it is getting fuzzy, getting hard to see rolly polly
Thank you Lisa Martin for your careful and detailed description.
Inquiring minds need to know!
Thank you, Lisa, for this very vivid description of the little “pudge” as you call him. Well, he is rather a plump little fellow, but sooooo cute and adorable. I really had to giggle when reading that he had to be weighed on the platform scale like his mommy. You did not mention if his eyes have opened by now or are in the process of opening . But I guess it will take another few days for his eyes to open.
Needless to mention that we pandaholics do envy you tremendously for being able to hold this baby panda. I would not let go anymore….. You do need a lot of willpower! Thank you for taking such good care of “our” beloved panda baby!
So cool indeed! It would have been so hard for me to resist giving him a big kiss on the top of his fuzzy head and a little belly scratch and a cuddle.
Yay! After much yelling he finally got over on his side!
Are his eyes open yet? Are Panda’s eyes always blue? I have noticed some of them seem to be in the pictures but then seem to get darker as they get older. I know human babies all start out blue. Are we going to be able to see pictures of the 4th exam soon? How much does he weigh now??? Tubby Cubby… that’s his new name!!!
Moderator’s note: Fourth exam images are already posted in the panda Photo Gallery found on the Panda Cam page.
Can I swap places with you Lisa? Somehow I think there will be a very long queue for that! What a well behaved little boy (oops, better make that ‘big’ boy) he is. I like the name Pudge that #9 Faye has given him.
Lisa, I too remember well your blogs about Mei Sheng as you accompanied him to China! This has to be a delight for you to handle another of Bai and Gao’s sons! You are very lucky indeed! Thank you for the personal commentary on what it is like to handle the cub from den to exam and back to the den! You “work” for an extraordinary Zoo!
On a slightly different topic, I’m 1 1/2 hours away from winning the bid for the Panda Lover’s Package on the Celebration for the Critters Online Auction, benefiting the San Diego Zoo’s worldwide conservation efforts on behalf of endangered species. I’m thrilled to be able to help in any way! Also, thank you to all those that have commented on my videos – but without the amazing SDZ, the Meerkats, and its phenomenal staff, none of this would be possible! They should get the accolades!
OH MY GOSH….I HAVE BEEN AWAY FOR 9 DAYS….HE HAS GROWN… HE LOOKS SOOOO BIG LAYING THERE ASLEEP BY THE OPENING. GOT TO GO BACK TO WORK IT’S CRUNCH TIME FOR ME….
At the rate little dude is growing, you’re going to need a cart for him–he’ll be too heavy to carry! In addition to relaxing more with cub #5, I think Bai has had to eat more to keep the milk flowing for little bruiser, and he has to sleep to digest and grow grow grow.
Julie #15–at the last exam, one of his eyes was starting to open and one of his ears just barely starting to open. Stay tuned to see what they discover at this week’s exam.
Thanks Lisa ! lol @ panda cub in a panda mother’s milk coma” seems like his sooo full he has nothing to complain about….but for sure this big chubby panda has been the quieter from all his siblings…which is nice but its cute to hear him squeak too! Keep us inform SDZ !
I know the tradition about naming the panda cub 100 days etc…but has been in the past or maybe make a new trend and call him a JR?… like Gao Gao Jr?
Lyn #6 – interesting comment about spending lots of time on his back – Tai Shan was my ‘first’ cub, and he spent a ton of time on his back. None of the others that I’ve watched since then have spent quite so much back time (but I’m not watching Xi Lan as much). Wonder if it’s a ‘boy thing’?
Lisa – it’s good to see you involved in ‘our’ latest boy/pudge!
Last but certainly not least, THANK YOU SDZ!!! I love the new page with the 5 cubs and their developmental milestones! Way cool!
thanks, Lisa, for this wonderfully detailed description. the little pudgy one is so adorable – i would give anything to be in your place and be able to see this wonderous ball of panda sleeping calmly in his den in the flesh (or should I say in the pudge) – let alone to get to pick him up and participate in the exam. soooo cute is right
thanks to all of the SDZ staff for taking such good care of the pandas and all of the animals and for sharing their development with all of the world!
Are Panda’s eyes blue? They sure look blue in the pictures of the babies! But when they get older … they don’t look as blue. HELP!!!
I enjoy this little baby panda and his momma so much. Just can not help but check on him several times aday. As big a baby as he is now-wondering how big he will be as an adult. He is getting wonderful care. I can’t wait to see him when he starts running around. Thank you for having this on the internet. Great fun watching.
Thank you Lisa for the informative blog, as the others have already said, you have a great job.
Name him Roly Poly!!!
It is great to hear that you rub the blanket on the bamboo to get Mom’s scent to be more soothing for baby. I got a stuffed panda while visiting the zoo in August and the stuffed animal is bigger than the baby. Hope the weather is cooling down in SD for all the animals. It was a warm 107 here in the Phoenix area. We do not have pandas at our zoo so I travel the 5 hours by car to come visit the ones in SD. They are so precious and will be good to see the new one next year. Thanks for all the great care you do for the pandas.
Our plumpkins is, indeed, growing. Right now, he’s asleep, curled up on his side, just by the doorway and I notice how long he is getting. I figure, if he keeps growing at this rate, his little toe-sies will be touching his “chinny chin chin” when he’s all curled up and napping away!! Too cute!
It has been almost 5 hours since we have seen Bai Yun enter the den. I’ve asked this before, is this new behavior for her with this cub. I’m just curious as I had not seen her stay away this long with Su and ZZ.
Moderator’s note: Your question has been forwarded to our Panda Team.
Thank you for the wonderful article on our “Pudgie” , Ms Lisa. It was so cute to see you holding him as if he was a teddy bear when Dr. Meg passed him over to you at the finish of exam 4. Haha!! I love looking at that.
And thanks to whomever posted that new Panda Cub Milestone page. They definitely have some skillz! Very nicely done, actually the whole site is very well arranged. Got all the Feng Shui happening just right
I am totally envious of you! I think that being on the panda team is actually the greatest job that one can have!
Great to get the latest updates on our new little? one. He is doing his parents & keepers proud with his cooperation and growth I see him now sleeping in the sun by the door. This helps our cold and windy and rainy day here in the Midwest. I wouldn’t be able to leave until I knew he was up and with Bai after she fills her stomach and stretches in the sun. Thanks for the informative updates
my dream is to hold a pandababy in my arms
they are so cute 
#31 Tina
Panda eyes aren’t blue: they are dark in color. We’re guessing the blue you are seeing has to do with light reflecting off them in photos and video.
#36 Lainie
Bai Yun has shown us variation in her maternal style with each cub. Factors that may play a role in this include the infant’s temperament and weather.
I was wondering is Bai Yun is able to stay at the zoo or does she have to be returned to China. I know she was on loan for 12 years. If she does, does her children go with her or do they stay?
thanks
Moderator’s note: Here’s the press release explaining our renewed loan agreement with China.
Lisa, so happy to see you with our new boy cubbie. I will never forget your tears leaving Mei Sheng in China on the Pandamonium series. I cried buckets too.
He is so fat! OMG!
Thanks Moderator (s?) for showing me those blogs. The sisters were alone too! (I saw pictures of wee Su Lin. She was such a cutie!) I can’t wait until we start voting!
Lisa you have got to have the best job in the world!! Knowing how things work behind the scenes at a zoo, if I had it to do over again, I’d definitely go the route you’ve taken! So cool!! Thanks for the update.
What a wonderfully descriptive account of the preparation, process and aftermath of the cub’s exam. I particularly loved the care you took to make the cub comfortable by rubbing his blanket with his and his mother’s scent on the den bamboo. Priceless.
Are you going to have a video of the exam you did today? I didn’t see how much he now weighs. He is so precious and his mommy is so gentle and careful with him. How do you say roly poly in Chinese? lol
Moderator’s note: This post was about the 4th exam done last week, just offering a personal perspective for our panda fans to enjoy. The cub’s 5th exam will be some time this week.
This little one is getting bigger everyday. Lisa you have the best job to be able to hold the little panda baby and Meg you also have a great job just to be able to examine him also. I wish I could bring him to the examination room. That would make my day. This baby boy is just too cute.
I looked at the Panda Cub Milestones and I think that is just great.
Thank you to everyone there for all that you do.
I started following the Giant pandas a day or two after the new little cubbie was born. I am so fascinated by him, but completely in love with Bai Yun! It is amazing the amount of care she shows her little cub and her gentleness with him. I’m completely convinced that humans have to be more closely related to pandas than chimps. Well, maybe women are and men are related to chimps!
I am watching mama sitting up, holding the baby to her as he nurses. It appears she is rocking back and forth while she is nursing him, much as a human mother would. Is rocking their cubs a behavior pandas engage in, or am I seeing something else?
YES YOU PEOPEL THERE AT SDZ DO A WONDERFUL JOB WITH ALL THE ANIMALS. I DO ENJOY WATCHING THE LITTLE BIG GUY AS HE IS MY FIRST TIME OF BEING ABLE TO SEE ANY THING LIKE THIS. I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO SEE HIM IN PERSON UP CLOSE. LETS HOPE THAT HE CAN STAY AROUND FOR A LONG TIME AND NOT HAVE TO GO TO CHNIA TO SOON. THANKS AGAIN FOR THE CAM FOR US TO WATCH.
YES YOU PEOPEL THERE AT SDZ DO A WONDERFUL JOB WITH ALL THE ANIMALS. I DO ENJOY WATCHING THE LITTLE BIG GUY AS HE IS MY FIRST TIME OF BEING ABLE TO SEE ANY THING LIKE THIS. I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO SEE HIM IN PERSON UP CLOSE. LETS HOPE THAT HE CAN STAY AROUND FOR A LONG TIME AND NOT HAVE TO GO TO CHNIA TO SOON. THANKS AGAIN FOR THE CAM FOR US TO WATCH.
YES YOU PEOPEL THERE AT SDZ DO A WONDERFUL JOB WITH ALL THE ANIMALS. I DO ENJOY WATCHING THE LITTLE BIG GUY AS HE IS MY FIRST TIME OF BEING ABLE TO SEE ANY THING LIKE THIS. I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO SEE HIM IN PERSON UP CLOSE. LETS HOPE THAT HE CAN STAY AROUND FOR A LONG TIME AND NOT HAVE TO GO TO CHNIA TO SOON. THANKS AGAIN FOR THE CAM FOR US TO WATCH.
Thank you for the information. I look forward to the new exam report and video. I did enjoy your perspective, thank you.
#41 – Panda Team – Thank you for answering my question. I never would have thought the weather would have been a factor. =) Thanx again !
Thank you Lisa for your post. What a joy for you to be the one to get to hold the Baby this time! Love your description of the whole process including the keeper to watch Bai. Sounds like the timing is a key, as well as swiftness and dexterity. And the hope that he is quiet. What fun reading your account. Thanks!
Outstanding description of the process. I assume that his eyes and ears are not yet fully open, as I read your moderators note about the upcoming next exam. That is also a very informative time line comparison between all past cubs born at your research station. Keep up the miraculous work that your are performing ….
You must have tremendous willpower, Lisa, to not shower Plumpers with hugs and kisses. I know Bai would not appreciate that.
You, Lisa and your job are fantastics!
Thank you!
It was great to see you with the new cubbie Lisa, like everyone else I wept along with you when I read your blogs about Mei Sheng’s departure. Now you have another little boy to spoil along with two big sisters who no doubt keep all of you busy! I think you have the best job in the world and anytime you need a day off – I happily volunteer to fill in for you
Very nice article Lisa, thank you so much. I bet you were so happy to be in the exam room. You could see it on your face the way you were smiling. Just to awesome!!!! Little cubbie is getting so BIG!!!! He is just toooooooo adorable. Bai is doing an awesome job as always, kudos to her too!!!!! I have also noticed how much Bai is leaving cubbie by himself, that just shows how much she “loves” and “trusts” “HER” staff. Thank you again for the wonderful article and keeping us informed. Can’t wait until 5th exam pictures and video, will be exciting to see and hear.
My class and I have been folowing the cubs progress since the begiinning of term. When we are at school, it is nightime because of the 10 hour UK time difference. So in the evening I take postcards so that we can catch up in the morning. We love the videos and all want a panda cub of our own!
Many Thanks to all of you involved at SDZ with the Pandas for your updates of the lil bruiser…..My Hospitalized wife lives for the updates and hopes to be able to take part in helping pick his name via vote before 100 day naming ceremony takes place,she also would like to visit Lin Lin one last time hopefully playing with her little sister ZZ Top before Lin Lin Leaves us for China….I think we will have another tree frog once he gets his legs working as he seems to be doing more squirming and rolling than his older siblings did at similar age….Keep up the great work and keep us informed especially about Lin Lin’s status about going to China Breeding Center…..
Suzanne #28 – With Xi Lan when he was the same age he was on his side alot. But since he has the structure with the hammock he wedges between the two branches so its hard to tell. It looks like he is just fitting in for his nap…lol Its just I usually see the panda cubs on one side of the other. I just like seeing his belly and his cute paws.
I wonder why they dont have a hammock at SD only Atlanta does but I remember ZZ had one since I have pics of her sleeping in it…since she likes sleeping in the trees. Thats a bear for you…:)
#1 Kris
I was at the Zoo but not working with pandas. I arrived at the panda area as a team area lead a year or so before Hua Mei moved to China.
When will someone blog about the sisters @ the Howdy gate?
Is there ANY chance you will ever let them play together???
Viva ROLY POLY!!!
Moderator’s note: We posted one about that topic today: Hello, Gorgeous Panda.
I adore the new Panda Cub Milestones page. Not only for the great table of data, but also for the awesomely cute pictures of SDZ’s panda progeny! I could stare at that row of pictures for hours. These particular pictures of Su Lin and Zhen Zhen really show how much the sisters resemble each other. And the layout and background are just right. As always, great job SDZ!
Great article Lisa! Thanks for the personal perspective. You really have the best job ever…!! Not just to hold this amazing little cub, but also to be close to these magnificent animals and be able to contribute to their well-being!
that face!! I just want to pick him up and hold him! he is so adorable and thankfully a healthy and (hefty) size!
can’t wait for his eyes to open. thank you SDZ staff for taking such great care of them all!
“Our little male (well, not so little, actually) tips the scales at 5.73 pounds (2.6 kilograms), making him quite the “pudge” if you ask me; a healthy pudge but still a pudge.”
…and seeing his weight described as heavy is always a bit jarring when I switch from the Elephant blog posts to the Giant Panda blog posts (their littlest male Ingadze is a mere 256 kilograms/563 pounds). Just goes to show what a wide range the SDZ/WAP cares for!
“I took the small blanket that our Children’s Zoo nursery staff had provided us and rubbed it on some of the bamboo in the den to get some of Mom’s and his scent on it. Then, while covering our little guy, I scooped him up in hand and blanket…not a peep.”
So that’s why you and your colleagues always use blankets instead of just hugging him more directly, got it.
“Yesterday he was on his back and waving too cute, I think he was just dreaming. I was wondering in the early months of a pandas life they spend alot of time flinching and sudden movements, why is this? and my conclusion is that its growing spurts that make them flinch. But is it just dreaming.”
A vet once told one of my friends that’s why her adult cat was twitching in his sleep – dreaming.
“That is also a very informative time line comparison between all past cubs born at your research station.”
Yeah! Also, now I’m curious: why did it take so long to confirm that Su Lin and Zhen Zhen are female?
Moderator’s note: See post, Boy or Girl?
I’m so happy all is going well with the cubby. He’s left alone so long now….just goes to show you how comfortable Momma is. It’s just so cute to see them sleeping together. Mommy and Mini Me…..I’m so relieved he’s much bigger….when he was teeny tiny I was a nervous wreck. Can’t wait for his naming ceremony.
Bai is dragging in so many trees tonight, poor chubbie has been buried most of the night. Is it cold there tonight? She is covered in bamboo. I notice that Bai seems to breath fast, is this normal for Panda’s? I love the panda cub milestones, it is nice to compare the cubs progress. thanks SDZ again for the info, I just love it. I cannot wait for the exams to see the progress the little pudge ball has made. He is so cute, I wish I was a vet!
I love these updates. Thank you. Can’t stay away from this website. I love looking in on “Pudgy”. He’s so darned cute!
The Milestones chart is WONDERFUL! Thank you so much for putting it together and posting it.
OMG he so cute! I love wacthing him on the video .I like the blogs. I love wacthing all the panda’s on the cam. He has become the BIG boy. What a wonder boy we are so lucky to have his Daddy here in the USA. Keep up the great job SDZ.
Just clicked on the “milestones” link….love all the information…..some categories vary a lot. Thanks for thinking of us…..we love this type of info.
Thank you for the “Panda Cub Milestones”, very informative! It is quite amazing seeing the difference of behaviour in the same panda family. I am looking forward to the next update to come.
The cub milestone is great to compare each one and the Bai Yun’s behavior.
“Moderator’s note: See post, Boy or Girl?”
Thanks! I agree, “is the baby healthy?” is more important than “is the baby a boy or girl?” so I don’t blame you for not making gender a priority during those short exams. Besides, at least it didn’t take 11 years for Zhen Zhen and Su Lin like it did for Jinzhu at Wolong.
Just checked the cam again. Aww, the newbie is an armful for Bai Yun now.
Your smile at the end of the exam said it all.
To Lyn #6 I remember reading the flinching/twitching is due to the fact that their nervous system (or is is central nervous system) is not fully formed and they cannot control those movements. Hope this helps. I’ve noticed too that most cubs when they are little don’t seem comfortable on their backs and seem more content on their stomachs, maybe the twitching is less when they’re on their stomach.
#71 Linda, I never noticed Bai Yun breathing fast, but I noticed other pandas doing so. Tai Shan was the first panda that I noticed breathing fast, especially when he was lying on the grate where, I read, he found some cooling relieve. Lin Hui, Lin Ping’s mom in Thailand, is the other, she is breathing even faster than Tai Shan and nearly always. I also have been wondering if it was a sign of some sort of discomfort.
To all at SDZ,
Never knew about the livecams until a few weeks ago, and I’ve been watching every day since, especially the pandacam. Thank you SOOOOO much from the bottom of my heart for sharing with all of us who cannot visit the zoo in person. There are no words that can explain how uplifting I find watching Bai Yun and her adorable cub. The beauty of the pure tender love and devotion Bai exhibits in her caring for her baby and the wonder of the baby himself overwhelms me. God Bless all of you who care for the animals, keep up the good work, and never forget how lucky you are to have the honor of personal involvement with so many of God’s gifts.
Just saw baby panda lying on his back! Did he roll there himself I wonder! I’m on a flaky connection down here on holiday in Devon.
Thanks for sharing your perspective of the cub’s 4th exam, Lisa. Can you shed any insights on how his behavior compares to Mei Sheng’s as a cub since you were there for both?