Yun Zi enjoys one of his new toys!
Panda fans have been waiting, and waiting…and waiting. And finally! We bring you video of your beloved Yun Zi playing with toys that were gifted to him—and all of the pandas at the San Diego Zoo—through generous donations from the fans and viewers of Panda Cam to our Panda Wish List
The video of Yun Zi and Bai Yun with their enrichment items is now posted, and you’ll be able to see Yun Zi “surfing” in his pond, hugging his toy, and trying to fit into a too-small hoop.
Thanks again to all of the online fans and friends of the pandas who donated for the baby shower we held online in November. We hope it was worth the wait!
Jenny Mehlow is a public relations representative for the San Diego Zoo.
WHAT A LOVELY SIGHT TO SEE YUNIOR PLAYING WITH EVERYTHING. He does like to play fair, giving each toy some time, but it was easy to see live which toys he preferred. I was hoping that somebody had recorded what we saw on the web cam, but even if that is true this video showed us some things we might have missed yesterday, thank you….Love Grammmie
Thanks to everyone involved for the fun, and informative, video. He is just too cute!
Very cute. I have a horse who gets fed up with the enrichment, he’d rather I just put his food in a bucket instead of making him look for it!
Thanks Jenny for video of Yun Zi’s and his gifts. So glad to see him enjoying them, even if you have to put honey on them. I expecially like the ending showing him way up high in the tree. That’s one thing that I have noticed that he doesn’t do as much as previous cubs. With Zhen Zhen, the staff even had to put collars on the limbs to try and discourage her from going up so high. I have many screen shots of her on top of the collars looking as pleased as punch over her accomplishment.
Happy that Yun Zi enjoyed his toys – I see that they are sturdy enough as he is a real tough little panda. A real little boy.
Thanks,
Shirley
He is absolutely adorable!!! Can’t wait to see him next Wednesday and Thursday and Friday.
I CAN HARDLY BELIEVE WHAT I AM SEEING. ON THE WEB CAM IT looks like Bai is letting Yunior nurse while he is still in the hammock. The only other thing possible is that they are just playing….Love Grammmie
Thank you, thank you, thank you so much for the adorable video!! I watched this all unfold yesterday morning, and saw the photographer and was hoping that this was indeed going to be made into a SDZ Video!! Yun Zi and Bai AND the SDZ did not disappoint
That widdle wascal was going from one item to the next – almost as if he knew he was on camera!! What a delight 
Here are 2 “homemade” videos I’ve done from the past few days: Tiny Terror, the sequel! Once again 9+ month old Yun Zi is playing with mommie’s head from above, until Bai moves, but that doesn’t stop Yun Zi
2010-05-22 Patience, thy name is Bai Yun!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayVlvYAExhE
The 2nd is Zhennie having fun with a sack of treats!! Lovely closeups and guess where the sack winds up in the end
2010-05-20 Zhennie and the Sack
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwtkzyFMZfw
Rita Petita, I’ll say the same thing you said to me, thank you for the fantastic photos and the time you spend at the Zoo and selecting/uploading them so that people like me can be inspired to visit and share this wonderful panda family.
the adventures of prince gao yun part 1
a long time ago, in the kingdom of the pandas, tucked far far away in the mountains surrounded by the white clouds, the tranquility was shattered when a panda ran into the palace one day.
‘sire, sire, help us. our village is almost gone!’
‘what has happened?’ asked king wei xiong anxiously.
‘one day last week, a monster appeared and started tearing down our bamboo groves, our people are starving. help us, please.’
‘i will go, papa,’ declared young prince gao yun (high cloud) as he jumped to his feet, ‘as a panda princeling, i must help our people!’
‘no, yun zi, you are too young,’ cried his mother, queen mei yen.
‘when i was his age, i was a warrior, yes, you go and help the village, young yun,’ said king wei xiong decisively and with pride and joy.
‘bring your spear to me!’ demanded the young prince’s mother.
obediently he presents his jade spear to his mother, the queen.
she draws the bamboo diamond from her bosom and touches the tip of the spear with it. immediately it changed colours into a rich purple.
‘young warrior, i have blessed and anointed your spear. it will fly true and strong against that which is evil. if you use the spear against a good soul, you will be destroyed! do you understand me, son?’
‘yes, your royal majesty my beloved mama!’
‘and son, you have been training in the ways of the warriors of our panda tribe for the last three years. now is time to prove yourself. go with my blessings and make us proud of you. our kingdom’s safety depends on you.’
‘thank you, my king and my papa,’ said prince gao yun humbly as he knelt and received the blessings of his parents.
if he was scared, no one could tell as he ran out of the palace and saddled his steed. he swung onto the saddle and rode off to save his people from a monster that was causing them to starve.
would he be up to the task? that was the silent question in his parents’ mind as queen mei yen turned with tear filled eyes towards her husband. he reached out and held her paw,’he will be fine. we have brought up a brave boy!’
(to be continued….)
our little surfer dude did a perfect dismount from that tree branch, a future Olympian?? Thanks for the video, it was great. Sue from Mi.
Thank you for the beautiful video, I saw part of it live yesterday during my lunch break. I was surprised that they were so many toys around, but I guess you wanted to have many opportunities for funny moments for the video. Later it was nice to see Yun Zi trotting behind his mother, it is one of my favorite behavior between Panda mother and cubs. The cubs are often so close behind their mothers and following them everywhere, kind of… But one place he did not followed her was when she was going in the pool. I guess he is not comfortable with water yet. And they had a lot of interruptions for play/fight and play with all the toys. Bai Yun seems to be making good progress with her teaching/training of Yun Zi, she might be the one training him to follow her to the bedroom when the keepers need to clean and bring new bamboo and goodies.
#78 Grammmie from the previous blog – Did you see the landing of Yun Zi from the branch on the new video at 1:49. Top notch!!! That would be right up with Lin Ping, or even better…
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You for the video! It was neat to hear the sounds Yun Zi and Bai Yun make eating and playing with the toys. What Ambassadors for Pandas these pandas are! Yun Zi is so Adorable!
Thank you so much for the heartwarming Panda video. My favorite part was Yun Zi trying to fit into the hoop. He is so adorable and totally lovable. What a wonderful mom Bai Yun is. Thanks again for sharing this special video.
Love those pandas, Pat
Thanks Jenny for that entertaining video. It’s great to see Yun Zi enjoy his new items. It gave Bai a chance to have a minute for herself without her son bothering her. I liked the surfing panda disc all he needed was a pair of sunglasses and a pair of baggies. He sure did make the rounds of all his new toys. And yes it was sure worth the wait.
Thank you for letting us see Yun Zi playing with his new toys. He is so cute. I’m glad that Bai wasn’t sitting underneath when he pushed the doughnut off the top of the cave. I don’t think she would have been amused. Watching him trying to squeeze himself into the doughnut was funny, maybe ZZ will have a word and tell him to swing it on his arm next time.
OH! How sweet!! Yun Zi is getting soooooo big so quick. Fun to watch him on the disk in the water!! Thanks loads for the video. I saw him in January…WOW! what a change.
It sure was nice to see Yun Zi having fun with all the toys. Do you put different toys out at different times so the Pandas do not get bored with the same toys?
Thank you for the video of Yun Zi playing with his toys while his mom was eating and watching her young Yun Zi.
Moderator’s note: Yes, the keepers do rotate enrichment items, like the toys, for that very reason.
Awww how totally adorable our Yunni is! Thanks so much for sharing!
Thank you for the update on the “little one” He sure is growing, but still a cute baby.
I can hardly wait to see him the end of June. I have learned so much since I started watching
him 3 days after he was born. More than reading a book.
Thank you again for all the information.
lu
Thank you for the great video of Bia yun and Yun Zi that little boy maybe not so little anymore but still love to watch him. Please try to keep him little till I see him in September.
Moderator’s note: Don’t worry, he’ll be here and waiting for you
What a great video and what a fantastic look at our bears. Mama Bai is looking good and Yunior really liked his toys. I guess we won’t be seeing him sitting in the pond if he doesn’t like being wet.
Even though the goal is more wild pandas, it’s nice to know that little Yun Zi is protected. I’m heartbroken this morning that the darling cub, Hope, wandered away while Lily was foraging, and now Mom can’t find her. It’s been three days since Hope last nursed, and Lily has given up looking. So so sad.
Grammmie, I noticed you said something about an earthquake in China today? Has anybody heard anything? You are going to make my cry this morning.
Thank you for your perserverance Jenny! The video was delightful! And definitely worth the wait. The 3 minutes went by so quickly though; we could just watch hours of the little guy playing.
Done made my day viewing your video of the “Little One” and his “Precious Mom.”
Thank you – thank you! ! !
Have a GREAT Memorial Day to all you PANDA fans.
Oh gosh, thank you for the wonderful video! Little Yun Zi and his first boogie board…priceless.
Lucilla, I just adore your stories. I am thinking that a cartoon strip in the funny pages would be an ideal place for them.
Everyone, please keep your fingers and toes crossed that all turns out well for the baby black bear Hope.
So CUTE!!! I LOVE PANDAS!!!!! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
I am writing a book, Stinky’s Misadventures. (It is not based on Yun Zi). The cover has a picture of Stinky hanging upside down from a donut. (I drew it myself.) Here is one of the stories in my book.
Stinky :p
Rose (Stinky’s Big sis)
Lavender (Stinky’s Mother)
P.S Stinky always gets himself in Misadventures.
One Day Stinky was hanging right side up from his donut, attached to a tree. He accidentally flipped upside down and was stuck because his behind was far too big for the donut. On a sunny hot day, Stinky’s mom, Lavender, was tanning in her light pink swimsuit. Stinky was swinging over Mom’s head.
She had her ear plugs in (she knows her cub likes to scream at her, she does not like that 
). Stinky started screaming for his mom to get him out. 
She could not hear him, so he kept swinging over her head. While he was swinging he was trying to wiggle out. Right when he swung at his mom’s head, a leaf dropped on mom’s head, she got up took her ear plugs out. Right at that moment, Stinky flew at his mom at a high speed, right when she blinked. The next thing she knew Stinky was on her tummy. He got his claws stuck in her beautiful long fur. Mom was very unhappy at this. Mom tried over and over to get him out of her fur. Hours flew by, she still had him stuck in her beautiful fur. Finally she manged to pull him off. She looked in the mirror, she had a tan, except for a cubbie sized spot. 
I went down to the SDZ today and visited with the pandas. Zhen Zhen was thrilling her fans. Hurray! Sweet Su was sacked out on her grate…at first I thought she wasn’t out on exhibit
Bai was napping but did wake up to munch on a bamboo brunch. Yun Zi was sacked out in his hammock and later he kind of lazed around on the top off the cave. 
I will put up video in the next day or so…I need to find ‘Lullabye” music, I think 
The little Sun Bear is as large as his momma now! Both were out and about in their exhibit so will share them also. Scout and Montana were napping outside…rear to rear…on little kid came up and exclaimed, “Look! a Two-headed Bear!” 
The Zoo was beautiful today, as always!!!
You all need to view DoxiMom’s two latest!!! Fabulous!
Also, the SDZ video of the enrichment toys is fantastic! I watched it this AM when I got up and that video made me get in the car and drive down to the SDZ
I am excited because I will be there in a few weeks. The school year has ended and I neeeeeeeed this trip! I try to keep up with the Panda Cam during the day, but wonder if Yun Zi has a better structured schedule? Like is there a time when the odds are in my favor of seeing him during a certain time period?
Help, Ms. Moderator! Panda cam is very dark….
Moderator’s note: It sure is! I’ll try to get some help.
For all who are worried about Hope. They think she has been spotted.
Yun Zi certainly is quite the So Cal “surfer dude” on his very own boogie board. He just needs a cool pair of shades and some funky trunks — and he will be all set. What an adorable video — thank you for sharing! He’s a joy to behold.
And mama Bai looks a beautiful as ever!
I’m so excited to see the cutest baby in the world. I’m going to see him Friday 5/28/2010 that is my birthday and my two daughter are taking me to see baby Yun Zi. I have been following him since he was born. I can’t wait.
You all do such a great job.
Thank you and see you soon
Moderator’s note: What a wonderful birthday gift! We look forward to your visit.
Marie: LP was born 10:39 am. I would love to go to Thailand for the festivities too… hhhmmm.. and check out CK to see if he’s as cute in person… just kidding!!!
DoxieMom: Great videos!! Yunior is such a BAD boy!! Off the chart ornery!! Bai puts up with a lot but I noticed that when he would start chewing on her ears, off he went… Zhennie is so pretty… does she have fluffier checks than SuLin and Bai? Does everything she plays with end up in her moat?
I think I remember seeing a video of Xi sitting in a red tire? His fluffy butt fit right in the hole… Poor Yunnie.. .either it’s a smaller tire or he has a “fluffier” butt…
Telly 26 #30: Get to the SDZ around 9:15AM..Parking is easy then
Go down to see the pandas first (I assume you will anyway 
) Today, I got there at 10:15AM and wouldn’t, you know, Zhen Zhen had been playing with enrichment toys BEFORE I arrived! She sent them down the moat, but that didn’t slow her fun down so I spent quite a while filming her 
She is active a great portion of the morning 
Now, Bai and Yun Zi are generally sleeping from 9:00 to 11:30 BUT check them out after you see Zhennie Zoom. Then….visit Zhen again. Then visit the Polars and the other bears and animals….race back down to Panda Canyon around noontime….hang out there…I’ve been watching the time on the pandacam and really, Bai and Yun Zi are awake from noon (Bai’s Lunch Hour) and then play between 1:00-2:00 PM. Have a total Pleasure at the SDZ!!! DO NOT FORGET TO TAKE YOUR CAMERA!!!!
Linda, please tell us more. Thank you for the update. I am not worried, I am hopeful.
“But Rogers told the Duluth News Tribune a homeowner near the tree where Hope was last seen saw a lone cub in their yard Monday afternoon. It ran into the woods when approached.
Rogers says they think it’s Hope, and researchers were out looking for her Tuesday evening.” I took this quote from the newspaper I found on line. Here is the link to the story. It was 40 minutes ago. By the Grace of God, they will find Hope the bear.
www (dot) wxow (dot) com/Global/story.asp?S=12542850
Thank you again DoxieMom for those fantastic videos…….
he looked lanky, like a teenager, coming down the branch but again on Mom’s head, his “fluffy butt” showed up……what fun he is having now.
I see Zhen Zhen finally got the pine cone out of her sack. She sure had fun with that toy.
Cute cute cute!! Yunzi is the most wonderful little panda~
Love the video. Thank you so much. I miss the weekly updates from when Zi was really little. Still wishing I could move to San Diego, I would have a yearly pass and viist every week.
# 8 DOXIEMOM I think Yun Zi is lucky Mama Bai did not think to poke him in the bottom with her bamboo early in the video. Yun Zi, if Mama’s name is “Patience” then yours must be “Persistance”. I am glad to see you are working on your dismounts from wooden apatatus…much better than the usual “Plop–Hey what happened???”and I see you have been working on your summersaults, but need more practice. 3/4 of the way through it was hard to tell if you were going to be a hat, a shawl or were just hugging Mama. I did noticed Mom helped you stand on your head by holding your lovely fluffy little tooshie….and left you some little pieces of bamboo to refresh yourself after all the hard work you did…..Love Grammmie
ZHEN ZHEN you are lovely as always. Is it true that if you continure to put your toys away in your moat that this summer they will get all wet??? Word in the trees is that the moat would make a wonderful new big pool for you so you can have the whole family over for fun in the sun and a Bamboo B-B-Que. Then everyone can pracitce their Summer Pandalympics events since you have some really complicated wooden apparuatus handy. Perhaps the Keepers can arrange for one those fancy cakes for desert so you will have a nice cool place to sit. You may even get better practice in the Moat Fishing Event—and catch some real fish. Right now I cannot remember if I dreamed or read that some Pandas have found fish easy to catch and quite tasty too. Your tree Areobics are a thing of beauty to watch. Keep up the great work…..Love Gammmie
AND NOW for the Shutterbugs and Videographers and Photographers…..There is no way to adequately thank all of you for the happiness we recieved from your hard work. We all seem to think we will not miss anything when we watch the web cam, but we do need to sleep and blink plenty every day. You make sure that we do not miss out on anything, and we appreciate it…Love Grammmie
#32 LINDA….I just refreshed and saw your message. I, too, Hope that Hope is okay…that would be a nice way to end the day.
# 9 LUCILLA As soon as I saw your name I skipped everything else and read what you had put up for us. Now I can hardly wait for the next installment…hurry…..hurry….HURRY….Love Grammmie
#11 DANIELLE, NY Yes I saw the wonderful dismount, such quick improvemnts tell me that I am sleeping too much, therefore not watching often enough, or he is gaining in leaps and bounds, GO FLUFFY-BUTT….Love Grammmie
#14 BARBARA And he is right by the ocean when he graduates from pools to real waves for surfing. I think we can count on local Panda Nuts to volunteer to take him, as often as the Keepers feel is okay, to the beach…..Love Grammmie
#15 SUSAN Had the ring landed on Bai’s head she may well have worn it as a hat for a bit….like she does when Yunior sits there, but if that hard heavy ball had hit I think Prince Fluffy-Butt would have had a PINK Fluffy-Butt from the spanking he would have gotten…..Love Grammmie
#21 PEGGY When we hit a really hot dry day we may see him volunteer for the pond. I think that when Bai decided it was time for him to go into the water it was either January or February, and water is very cold then even if the air is hot for part of the day. He just has not learned how many of us without pools would join him on a hot day….PARTY….Love Grammmie
#23 TEXAS BARBI (GABRIELLE) I am sorry I was the one to report the quake, but there have been no aftershocks, and so far no major news reports, so hopefully this was not a terrible event. I reported as soon as I could in the hope that we would hear from our friends in China just what is going on, are the Pandas affected, is there property damage and are the people OK. I was shocked when I did my usual check up on the worldwide USGS site to find there had been a quake since I saw no bulletins in my mail, which I check first. I am hoping that means damage is minimum, nobody or anything got badly hurt. I don’t want you to cry….go watch a heartwarming video of our Pandas…..Love Grammmie
#28 BRITNEY—–I am laughing myself silly, keep up the good work…Love Grammmie
#29 BOBBIE WOODS I am glad we had videos to watch today, it makes it easier to wait for yours. You seem to catch some great stuff no matter what, and a lullibye is no bad thing….Love Grammmie
#30 TELLY26 There are time zones that the world is divided into, but a secret one that is on no map, and never mentioned out loud—that is Yunnie Time. He eats when he wants and mommy wants, sleeps whenever he feels like it, and sometimes plays for hours on end, often romping with mom in the magic of moonlight. The only thing you can count on is that he will be Black and White, Adorable, and Doing his own thing. Remember he is off on adventures while he is sleeping, that can be very tiring, along with so much fresh air and sunshine….Love Grammmie
#31 FRANCES IN NYC I think the darkeness is because the night cam switch did not automatically switch over as it should have. At one point things were pretty dark, but at the back of the exhibit the tall big light was on and green was showing. The night cams do not show color, so that tells me that the switch is the problem again. This usually happens on a Friday evening, but Saturday in the daytime is fine, then bad Saturday night, good on Sunday, or sometimes we get surprised and it gets back into the correct pattern the next day. If it is being fixed or just “fixes itself” I am not sure, but this is the third set of times I have seen this in the last couple of months. Unfortunatley it happens when no one is there to fix it, and it is not known if it will go back to normal by itself or not for the next dark cycle. My computer likes it for the evening off, something it hardly ever gets if it is possible to see our Pandas…..Love Grammmie
I HAVE REALLY GOTTEN CARRIED AWAY. I think I gave almost as much answer as there were comment and questions. My keyboard has a few keys sticking…perhaps I should throw it in a bucket of warm soapy water to clean it up….Of course I know better than to do that…..it is cool water for soaking….right????? Yes I know even Pandas know better than that. Good evening—the panda cam is dead, and I need a nap…Love Grammmie
#9-Lucilla-very, very enchanting story, thank you, keep up the good work….I am intrigued!
kat
#3 Celfy – great pun!
Doxie — you’ve done it again! Love your videos
Linda — hope the report of Hope being spotted is true.
SDZ — video of Yun with his toys — priceless.
THE BEST COMMENT I CAN MAKE NOW is that that USGS World map shows no more aftershocks or new quakes
in China. We have had a couple of shakes tonight, but off shore not inland like the big group we have been getting for about 7 or 8 weeks. Since I am inland from the Zoo and the camera is not giving us a clear picture tonight, I have no idea if the Pandas felt them or were disturbed. Thankfully they were in two different areas, and were not close together in time like some of the inland ones have been, so we did not get the feeling they were lasting a long time. Goodnight everybody…..Love Grammmie
Yes, Linda #32, Hope is still very much alive and well and they are bringing in equipment to help find her (Fox News got involved in that) and, when they have located her will keep her alive until they can reunite them. Such a relief. I really did not sleep well last night forworrying. Not over yet though.
Bobbie, looking forward to that video, as long as it doesn’t send me to sleep!
Lucilla, another exciting instalment of Yun Zi’s adventures, can’t wait for Part 2.
the adventure of prince gao yun part 2
as he galloped into the dark forest, prince gao yun’s resolve stayed with him as he was a valiant and well brought up princeling. ‘i must defend my people,’ said his pounding heart as each step brought him closer to the monster.
during the night, he rested in a cave and found that his mama queen mei yen had packed boo cakes and a huge flask of honey water and slices of his favourite apples. he smiled knowing that his family’s good wishes went with him. before he left the palace, his two sister, su zhen and zhen ling had hugged him tightly to wish him well. he cannot fail them. a determined look settled on his young face, making him seem more mature than ever before. ‘i guess i am growing up, ‘ he mused.
before long he arrived at the mighty river which separated the kingdom into two. he found a simple wooden raft and he careful led his horse onto the raft before pushing off. midway the river suddenly swelled and he almost fell in. his horse grabbed him by the fur on his nape. ‘whew! thank you, my strong and mighty steed!’ he hugged his horse as they neared the opposite banks.
he quickly re-saddled and then kept riding for another day. on the dawning of the third day, he entered into a land that seemed decimated of any vegetation. he meet a panda family on the road and he greeted them.
‘old father, where are you going?’ he asked.
the sad looking father panda said, ‘now that our village has been attacked by the bamboo destroying monster, we have no choice but to leave. i held on for some time as my wife has been too sick to travel. alas we now have to go otherwise our entrire family may perish.’
‘tell me more about this monster, please, father, if you can.’
‘one day, about two moons ago, we heard terrible news from the neighbouring village that a strange creature was attacking all the bamboo growing in their valley. it was digging up all the bamboo and throwing them away. soon the villagers there were hungry and ran to our village. last week, the monster came to our village. as you can see, the land is now devoid of any greenary. it just digs up all the bamboo and other plants and throws them aside. we tried to reason with it but it will not listen. it is too huge for any of us to fight it. it is the size of at least 5 panda men.’
‘hmmm, i will see what i can do.’
‘young sir, you better run other wise your life may be endangered. who knows? when it runs out of bamboo to pull out, it may start to attack pandas. so far it has left us alone. run while you can.’
‘dear father, do not let me stop you. please let me give you something for your journey. i have some bamboo cake that you can share with your whole family.’
‘thank you, you are too kind. you are too kind.’
‘not at all, it is the least i could do.’
‘papa, i think this young sir is prince gao yun!’ exclaimed a young cubbette.
‘well, young miss, you are sharp eyed. yes, i am. i am glad to be of assistance.’
‘our family is indebted to you for your kindness, ‘ said the father panda as he quickly motioned his family to kneel in respect to a royal family member.
‘please, please, father and mother, no need. i am the one who is indebted to you. do not fear, let me see what i can do. till we meet again.’
prince gao yun turned from them, jumped on his horse and galloped further into the village.
the family waved their farewell and shouted blessings on this brave young warrior.
(to be continued…..)
#29 Bobbie…it sounds like you had a beautiful day at the Zoo. I am so envious. It would be so great to be able to spend a day with all those wonderful animals. And the comment from the little boy was just too cute!
Thanks for the wonderful video! I could have watched it for hours!
And #32 Linda – Oooh!! I hope HOPE has been spotted!!
LET’S HEAR IT FOR XI LAN THE X-MAN-I JUST WATCHED THE SPACE SCHUTTLE Atlantis make a perfect landing at the Cape. With 2 Pandas in the crew, Mai Shan was the commander, they did the world and all Pandas proud. I think Bruce in KC is right-it is time for an all Panda crew for Project Bamboo. Thank you Pandas everywhere…Love Grammmie
Oh, this is too sweet – I love the way Yun Zi trots out behind mom when they first come into the exhibit. He’s such a good little cub. And the way he looks into the donut as if to investigate why his fat little rump can’t fit. And of course, that perfect dismount from the tree branch – so graceful! Looks like Yunnie is well on his way to earning the gold at the Pandalympics!
Everything is a game to Zhennie isn’t it? I just peeked in on the zoo this morning and the cam was on her (#29) and she was just sitting off to the side. I saw this pile of what I thought was her breakfast but since she was sitting away from it and not eating I figured it was a bush (#29 is the overhead looking down cam). She then got up, walked away out of camera range, then all of a sudden she comes charging back and dives into the pile. She comes up on the other side and starts to toss her boo around. She is a funny little panda… has she always been like this?
MORE THAN 24 HOURS AFTER THE CHINA QUAKE 45 miles from Chengdu (the town/city not the Panda Base) they show no new quakes or aftershocks. So far I have heard nothing in the computer news—we hope to hear about things from one of our Chinese friends. We also hope that there was no property damage, loss of life and that the Pandas in the area, wild and in captive situations are okay……Love Grammmie
Wow! Yun Zi’s a gymnast! Did everyone see the way he flipped off that branch and landed totally steadily on his feet? And 40 lbs already! Yun Zi is a marvelous cub, and so easygoing. It’s good to see him enjoying his gifts, even if he isn’t big on getting himself wet. He negotiated that floating disc extremely well. What can I say, other than that I’m so impressed with him. It’s been so long since there’s been a video. Thanks so much for sharing. It’s so good to see that all of our bears are happy
yun zi is soo cute i bet he loves the toys!
All about baby Hope is on their website. Doc was on the news last night and a neighbor spotted a baby bear in a tree. Doc is quite sure it is Hope and Lily is about 3 to 4 miles away. They put milk and pecans out at the base of the tree and set up a camera. Hope was scared back in the woods when the people found her. Doc took that to mean that she is in pretty good shape. Everyone is hoping and praying for today.
Oh Grammmie, I was not complaining that you told us about the 5.0 earthquake in China the other day. I was just sad that so much has been going on with earthquakes in China this year. Fortunately, you are right, it sounds like it was not much quake. I am grateful.
We looked at a video of Yun Zi when he was about 3 months old to try to get an idea how active a three month old bear would be. Even though Hope and Yun Zi are different bears, it gave us an idea. I am so happy they are still searching for Hope. By the Grace of God, they will find her safe and sound. I bet Hope was looking for food in the man’s yard. We got a kitten at only three weeks old. It would have been better if he had been able to breastfeed until six weeks, but he drank kitten formula and quickly started eating can cat food. He is three or four years old now and is healthy. I am very optimistic about Hope’s future.
To all: I have placed a video of Zhen Zhen zooming and climbing on May 25th. What a shining Panda Acrobat she is
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fySr-v8-vJo
EVERYBIDY HURRY ON OVER TO RITA PETITA’S FLIKR PAGE FOR FOUR breathtaking photos of Big Daddy Gao Gao in all of his handsomness. Here is the lilnk in case you do not have it handy….Love Grammmie
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ritapetita/ ENJOY
I finally was able to watch the video of Yun Zi and his toys–an extra added attraction was that he probably got honey between his toes and had another reason to play with his feeties!
Diana #53–Zhen Zhen has always been smart and beautiful and independent, but she’s gotten especially playful this year. Perhaps it’s an age thing? One thing she has done since I’ve been watching is that when she encounters something new, she’ll examine it and walk away and circle around before coming back to attack it or play with it or whatever. Maybe she’s doing it with her boo now too?
More stories, please, Lucilla! (and Britney and P Wong).
#59 BOBBIE WOOD I just watched the fun of MUSIC AND MAYHEM starring ZHEN ZHEN the well known SOUTHERN CALIFORNIAN PANDA GIRL. At one point, mid video, it almost looked like she might break into song, then changed her mind and was off to romp some more. It was absolute genious how you got her to match her actions to the music—or perhaps it was magic….whatever it was was enchanting…thank you for taking the time to catch the action and for sharing it with us……Love Grammmie
#49 LUCILLA Thank you for the hurry up on the next installment of the Prince Gao Yun. I await more asap, what wonderous powers does the Bamboo Diamond bestow on what it touches? Our Prince is modest, generous and brave, and I am glad he has a smart horse or surely he would have to learn to swim really quick. As always…Love Grammmie
#30 Telly, #35 Marti – I fully agree with Bobby Wood’s advice (#37) to get there early and head straight for Panda Canyon before the line-up builds up. The quickest way is to go through Fern Canyon – just keep following the steps downhill until you reach the road at the bottom and you’re right at the entrance. Ask the person in the small booth located to your right, after you come through the main entrance, for the entrance to Fern Canyon (it’s not far).
Enjoy your visit! I wish I was coming too! Sigh!!
#61 FRANCES IN NYC I think you are right to ask for more stories and tales of our Pandas from our wonderful folks that have great dreams with their eyes wide open. Speaking of more stories…..does anybody have any idea where our story teller JOSEPH IN (ILLINOIS IF I AM REMEMBERING CORRECTLY) got away to. It has been months since we heard from him. He may have only been 10 years old, but he was both talented and mature in his story telling and I miss seeing him around.
Also did BRUCE IN KC go on the shuttle trip with Sooperpanna and X-man????? We are awaiting word of their trip to the stars and how well X-man did under Tai Shan’s Command. I watched the landing and the X-man made it look like…….Panda’s Play…………..Love Grammmie
Thank you Grammmie and Bobbie Wood for the link and video. Mr. Gao is looking as handsome as ever. I had to clap at the end of the video. I think Zhen Zhen knew you were fliming her.
After I saw the SDZ video, which I absolutely adored with the sounds and closeups, I was going to delete my PandaCam footage of the event. But I decided to give y’all the opportunity to see Yun Zi go from one item to the next – if you pay attention to the time stamps you will see how quickly he made the rounds! There is also extended coverage of him playing with each item, especially in the pond
2010-05-24 Yun Zi and his Toys, Uncut!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EU9pUxWzCQ
Bobbie Wood #29 and #59, delightful video of Zhen Zhen
Love Zhennie’s panda cub trot!! I think I need to promote you to my VP of PR, lol!! Hey, if Rita Petita has one, I probably need one too!
Here is the link to the mellow moments with Bai Yun, Su Lin, and Yun Zi on May 25th.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZklILltsK0
Hi panda fans I haven’t been on here for a couple months had some health issues so I just wasn’t feeling good enough to post. But I read some of the post made by the zoo. I want thank Jenny for the cute video of YunZi and his new toys it was so cute.
Moderator’s note: Welcome back, Pam T. We hope you’re much better now!
Well, I finally made it back home, and I miss all my panda bears soooo much:( We had a wonderful wonderful time the days we were at the SDZ and I could not get enough of my little man……To see him in person was just awesome. He is soooooooooooo adoreable and to watch him and BaiYun rough house is amazing!!!
Actually, my hubs came home when we were scheduled too, but I stayed another week………:)
and was able to visit the zoo several more days….We/I had an awesome time and hope to visit again come fall………:)
You all do such a wonderful job with all the animals…..I cried when I saw our panda bears and cried even more when I had to leave to come home…….but again, TYSVM for a wonderful time that I will not forget. I was so glad to see YunZi before he grew too much
Moderator’s note: We’ll glad to hear you had such a wonderful time!
Dear DoxieMom and Bobbie Wood: THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. GREAT JOBS!!!!
#67 DOXIEMOM We are all happy you did not throw out the footage you got. Had we found out you had done that the villagers would be at your door tonigt with anger and torches.
#68 BOBBIE WOOD Wonderful mellow video.
#69 PAM T So nice that you got to come back, be sure to stick around long enough to notice we are all nuts here.
#70 PAT IN NEVADA So glad you not only had a great trip, but that you got to stay for an extra week. Why not 2 extra weeks—-run out of memory cards for your camera????? Love Grammmie
UNLESS THERE ARE NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN CHINA this is my last bulletin. I checked just before starting to write this and there are still no aftershocks, so unless there is something to report I will leave you in peace. Apparently “no news is good news” and the pandas were not adversly affected jor we would have heard about it on another blog. I will continue to check a few times a day and promise to let you know if there are any new developments………….Love Grammmie
#60 Grammmie – Thanks for posting the alert for the pictures of Gao Gao. I find it amazing that he always look as if he was laughing…
How is our Yungster going to make it through a hot summer in SD? At the NZ they have a misting system. They also give them oversized iced fruit rings. Surfer Z Man doesn’t like the water- but he certainly enjoyed sitting/playing in the water wells when he was a wee one, much to the displeasure of Queen Bai. How about floating some apples in the pool?
Moderator’s note: Remember, the San Diego Zoo’s panda exhibits have misters, and the pandas always have access to their air-conditioned bedrooms. But floating apples is a great idea!
I JUST SAW THE NEWS AT THIS LINK www (dot) duluthnewstribune.com/ THAT LILY AND HOPE have been reunited, everybody involved were estatic. In #39 FROM TEXAS BARBI we got this link, which gave the link to the Duluth news. www (dot) wxow (dot) com/Global/story.asp?S=12542850
Remember in order to make the links work you must remove spaces and (dot) and put in a period. I am very happy that I happened to check up on Hope again at this hour……as soon as the moderator verifies the information you will get the news…and I bet it is not just me who happened on it…Love Grammmie
For Bobbie Wood: Thanks so very much for the video of Zhennie. Love your choice of musical accompaniment; it certainly made a great background for her hijinks.
For Doxie Mom: another winner! Although our little guy doesn’t like the water, he makes a great surfer dude! And, when he’s trying to sit in the tube, it looks like he’s saying “how did my butt get so big?” Just like me when I try on a new pair of jeans!
BTW, couldn’t post on You Tube today so hope you get these comments.
What a great video!!! Yun Zi looks bigger every time I see him–and he’s such a cutie!!!
Love the videos! Great seeing Yunnie playing with his toys. Zhen Zhen is so adorable too. Bai Yun & Gao Gao did a great job in creating these babies.
I love the toy video. Yunnie trying to squeeze his little fluffly butt into the doughnut is adorable. He really is getting big for his hammock but he loves it in there. I think Bai wishes she could fit in there also!
Moderator – is there any info on a snow day for these bears? Is it cost or just finding the right time? Again, I am sure panda fans would donate to have a snow day. I have to say, I would be Zhen Zhen would really love it, maybe more than any of them.
Moderator’s note: We do not have a snow day for pandas scheduled at this time.
I enjoyed seeing the video of Yun Zi experimenting with his toys. I also want to say thanks to Doxie Mom for the nice videos that she puts together. I am curious about something. When I was watching the “Patience” video of Yun Zi really giving his mom a hard time, does he make any sounds when he horses around like that? It reminds me of how dogs horse around and they growl at each other. Are there any sounds that come out of either him or Bai Yun?
Moderator’s note: When the cub plays, we really don’t hear anything unless Mom gets too rough, and when that happens we hear more of a whining sound.
Thank you, DoxieMom, for posting the uncut version of Yun Zi and his toys. I loved it!
#81 Kathy — Bai’s rough play can also elicit a yelp by Yun Zi.