Here he comes!
Our 13-week-old panda cub had his 11th exam this morning. Senior veterinarian Tracy Clippinger, who conducted the exam, declared that his body condition was above average, with ample fat stores over his spine and a nice, full belly.
The cub is now pushing up on all four legs and getting his back feet to follow his front feet. He is able to keep his belly off the ground, which, Tracy said, “is beyond crawling, but not all the way walking.” When examining the cub’s mouth, she noted that his first tooth has pushed through the gums on the upper left side of his mouth. The active boy weighs 8.8 pounds (4 kilograms) and his overall length, from nose to tail, is approximately 23.6 inches (60 centimeters). A video clip of the exam is posted below.
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Oh it looks like cubby is having a good time during this exam! I love to see him move!
Oh he is something else, the sweetest littl bundle of joy. He made my day!!! Loved is little squeaking voice. Thank you for being able to check in on him!!!
Love our baby’s new video. Wish I could hold him, you guys are so lucky to be a part of the Panda’s. Question: Gao Gao has hairy front paws, is that common on male panda’s or just his special paws?
I think it’s just one of those things that makes Gao Gao so special.
I have seen them in photos of other Pandas, male and female. Perhaps there used to be different species in the far distant past, sizes, fluffy furry sexie feetsies, etc.
His rear paws are fluffy too. Most of the time it is hard to see his claws because of so much hair/fur.
How sooooo cute. Hard to imagine it was 11 weeks ago. will there be no more zoonooz sent? I looked forward to them.
Moderator’s note: Yes, we will continue to send the paper magazine to our members, but the November paper issue is different from digital issue: it’s all about Australian animals rather than pandas.
How can you get the pad issue if you don’t have an i pad and don’t win.
Moderator’s note: It is only available for iPad; perhaps a friend of yours has one?
Just when you think he can’t get any cuter…oh my! Love the end of the video – showing off his posing and modeling moves for the camera. And it looks like he’s a shameless flirt…trying to climb up into the lucky lady’s lap. Big Daddy must be proud. Love him so much – can’t wait to find out his name soon.
The little bit at the end is soooo cute!
Thank you for the nice long video of the cub. It is great to see him almost walking and so bright and alert.
So glad he is doing well. What a big boy he has become. It is clear that he can now stand on all four legs. Now he just needs to get the rhythm down and he will be off! I cannot wait!
Just remember I was the one who first prediceted that he will Dance out of the Den~~and he has the tum tum off the ground already.
He’s a bundle of cuteness!
wow he is so big and cute,He won”t stay in him anymore.He start play now
Dear Nannykeepers,
Thank you for being gentle with Chubbers. He enjoys his exams and he is really thrilled to see that his hooman aunties and unkas. And I made sure he nursed so that he could get his weight up.
Love,
BY
Just when I think he couldn’t get any cuter… did anyone notice when he was on his on, he turned his precious head really looking and I think I noticed a real close call of a “it” happening, but “it” did not happen! I need to view it again, he is so precious! ahhh
Bai, you are doing an outstanding job, naturally!
oh ho chubbio has turned into an 8.8 lb ham. So cute n cuddly, it’s impossible not to spoil him rotten. If it is me, I’d be going to the den every day to pick him up, of course, when Bai’s not looking.
Chubbie cubbie has changed so much from last week. I just love to hear him talk.
Julie-
Chubbers as you all call him likes the attention and scritchers etc. BUT he does NOT LIKE to be POKED! Poking is a no no. If you look again at the video,he loves it all but when you poke him ,he sounds off. A word to the lovers is sufficient? Is there any one who wouldnt hug and kiss him given the chance.?? Even his mama kisses him and hugs him.
NO POKING ALLOWED!
Chubby cubbie is living up to his nickname! I think he’s going to live up to my suspicions that he is just going to be small like his dad.
i agree, jl
we have a mini gao.
joan
I agree – i think he is a mini Gao Gao
My daughter and I agree. We think he will be like his papa, short and chubby and beautiful. We talk about him all the time and compare and conrast wuth his bros and sisters.She has seen them all, my contribution is Yun Zi.Ann has said numberous times he is a runt type, and probably will be small. I dont know. She has Phi Beta Kappa and several, other, awards so I defer to her now.HaHA.
He is chubby, fuzzy, and so darling, it is hard to get the right words. Whatever he wants to do, he will do. Just like his brothers and sisters. Same family, same dear specimens.Thank you Bai and Gao Gao.
His papa certainly is a handsome fellow. He’s got such a sweet, gentle face. No wonder he and Bai are still in love!
Oh my word…what a cute little cubbers!! And it does look like he’s enjoying his exams — especially the belly rubs. So looking forward to him exploring the great outdoors — he’s going to be a handful — and the crowds are going to go crazy for him. Congratulations on another amazing cub!
Where do I sign up to get to hold him and rub his furry belly?
Moderator’s note: You’ll have to take a number behind me.
Deputy Moderator’s note: Um, I’m behind you, Moderator, so Lou would be behind me…
oh he really is a super lovebug!
Did you hear me laugh out loud at the moderator’s response?
Yes I did ! Very funny ! I see lot of humor in it ! Our Moderator is inspired by Chubbie Cubbie. I think that our Woolly Cubbie is Moderator’s muse …
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Thank you so much for the videos!
OMG, the little goobers is adorable!! I LOVE the end, when he’s doing his “vogue” moves!
Can’t wait to know his name!
Mom BY, you’ve done one HECK of a job with this little charmer!
Remember He has his older brother Yun Zi is coaching him for his public appearrances, and “How to handle your Mommie and the Nanny Kepers”. He will have them all wrapped around his little feetsies in no time at all.
I think it was LOVE at First Sight for all of us when our cute Chubby Cubbie arrived. What a joy to watch him grow!
Thank You Keepers and camera people for the love you show our Cubbie and for the wonderful information you share with us! You are much appreciated besides being envied a lot!
Kris in Idaho
Nothing cuter than seeing a chubby cubby being spoiled during his exam. Looks like a lot of fun. Yep, I think I’d enjoy “scrtiching” his little ears and rubbing his tummy.
Love those adorable feet! Can’t wait to see him going full speed ahead on all fours one of these days.
It is 7:44cst watching Bai do her cleaning on cubbie. Have to laugh because he looks to big for her to keep this up much longer. LOL
the other day when I was watching Doxie Mom’s youtube videos of Yun Zi about 2 years ago, I was quite surprised that even after Yun Zi was mobile and climbing things on his own, Bai would still pick him up and clean him. I wonder until what age will Bai clean her cub?
Moderator’s note: Until he moves out.
lil water dragon just can’t melt our hearts further.
hollywood will be contracting sdz to make a movie of this adorable star.
how can it be that each cub seems to be cuter than the last???
hugs to the bears,
joan
Boy… any time I start getting stressed out by my day all I have to do is watch the baby panda for a while. It brings me right back in touch with what is really important.
This panda cam is great!
I totally agree. These pandas and being able to watch them during the days/evenings is SO therapeutic! TRULY.
That cub is so precious!! I just adore him!! Bai Yun is such a good mom!! I love those pandas so much, I’d give anything to hold and pet that darling cub. I’d want to kiss him a lot, of course, right on top of his sweet little head. It looks like he loves the humans around him too.
Don’t let Bai Yun hear that you want to kiss cubbie! She’s OK with snuggles and belly rubs, but no kisses!
I truly believe that the happiest times in Bai Yun’s long life, has been when she is caring for a baby. She is the best momma any new cub could wish for. The love she has shown for all of her babies, makes her so endearing to all of us.
She is a true treasure for all of those, that cherish these extraordinary bears. I know we all hope for their continued population increases, to keep this awesome animal from becoming extinct. Bai Yun has given the world, 6 more Panda’s to add to the number of these endangered, exquistie and amazing animals. I believe all of this would not have been possible without all those commited and caring people that work at the San Diego Zoo.
Love your reply to Lou…moderator. lol I imagine you would love to hold him just like the rest of us. He really seems to be relaxed for his exams. What a handsome young boy he is.
When will they start using the cameras outside of the den for us to keep watch on cubbie and Bai?
Moderator’s note: When Bai Yun starts taking the cub into the garden room, we’ll be able to watch via the Panda Cam.
OMG! His first professional photo shoot! The baby is getting cuter by the minute. Now on all fours, the fun is soon to start:) Can’t get enough of him! Sooooo FLUFFY!
You ladies are so lucky. What a precious beautiful cubbie, I would love to cuddle him and sneak a few kisses in. So looking forward to seeing him walk. Are you all privy to what the winning name is for cubbie now that the voting is over?
Moderator’s note: It is a safely guarded secret. Even your dear moderator does not know!
So great to see the exam videos of cubbie 6. What a cute kritter. It’s so amazing to watch mom and cub. I love the playfulness of these beautiful animals as seen in the Yun Zi box episode and mom teaching cubbie 6 how to engage. Perhaps my favorite is watching their poses when sleeping together. Love ya SDZ!
I want to win the iPad!!! Must join the contest!
Hi cubbie and mumsy Bai Yun! <3
that baby is just a little cutie Bai. thanks for the new video.
I can’t tell whether the baby looks like Bai or Gao Gao. it seems like all young bears have more flat muzzles but they grow more pointy through the first years. I guess Yunior must take after Bai w/ his size.
I hope you don’t need to score 100% on the quiz to qualify for the prize. I guess it helps to read the ZooNooz first but I’ve learned a bit just through the blogs and comments.
I tried the Wiggins Zoo app (iPad last night). I liked the animals’ tail animations and eating sounds. I thought the lion roar challenge was pretty fun and hope I didn’t wake sleeping neighbors with my 5 attempts.
Thanks so much for posting this!!! Every week I look forward to the latest exam video! Cute doesn’t even begin to describe him!
The panda edition of Zoonooz Digital is stunning. With a file size of almost 800 MB’s, however, you need high speed internet access and it could take a large chunk out of your monthly data allotment. Perhaps you could offer a lower resolution file as an option?
Web Team responds: The folio size is 693 MB, so not sure where you are getting the 800 result. There is no way currently for us to provide an option of a lower resolution file for the iPad3. The Adobe DPS cloud detects the version of the device you’re using (iPad2 or 3) and provides the correct file based on the resolution of the device.
It also detects the original iPad. The file size is 259mb. I download stuff using a WiFi connection. So far from what I see on my lowly old iPad
is beautiful. Thank you for putting together the Panda issue. I have something to look forward to in my nighttime reading.
Greetings from Australia – oh my, doesn’t our chubby cubbie just love his nanny keepers. I thought any second now one of you would kiss him! I
don’t know how you resist temptation.He is just so darn adorable.
My thoughts, exactly! Every time I watch a video of them handling him, I say “I just have to KISS him!” ……. LOL
WOW – at 3.50pm Australian time on 2/11/2012 – chubby cubby is sitting with mum and mouthing a little boo – our little boy is growing up – hope you got it Doxie
Just watched the new video of the cub’s 11th vet exam, and I have given another nickname—PUDGY!! This little guy DOES have a very full round stomach on him, and he’s done a little bit more growing, too! Watched him do a little bit of walking on the vid, and he is really working at it. He’s also a very furry, fluffy little boy, so I don’t blame the keepers and vets from getting their fingers into that soft fur and giving him some rubbings! Have fun, you all! Glad that he’s a very healthy little boy!
Now, I’m going back to the pandacam again! Just got on it a minute ago, and Bai has restocked her den with more boo, little man is being hugged by momma!
Chari Mercier
St. Pete, FL
not fair – i don’t have an ipad
Moderator’s note: Enter the contest, marlene, and you may be one of the six lucky winners to receive a free iPad!
He’s a real PRIZE specimen, Bai Yun has done a STERLING job. They should both get a treat! Hey, what you say you lucky Panda Keepers?
What a cute little chubby cub hes become!
I wish I could hold and hug him. Love when he makes his little noises, it’s soooooo cute!!
As told to me by Bai Yun
‘Mama, Mama, I did good!’ yelled Chubbers as he greeted his Mama who had just returned from her Chill Out Platform.
‘And why is that, my little man?’
‘Oh, I have grown and I have put on weight. One toothfie is coming out too.’
‘WOW, I am so looking forward to when you have a full set of teethfies!’ grins Bai in painful anticipation.
‘Mama, they said I was advanced. What does that mean?’
‘That means you are growing faster than other cubbies.’
‘I AM? Woo Hoo! Mama, I loved the belly rub and tried to tell them MORE and MORE but I think the hooman unkas and aunties don’t understand Pandarese.’
‘Oooh, and could you understand them?’
‘Yes, they said Good Boy and Cutie and Sweetie. Hee Hee, I know what those mean cos you call me by those terms too. Hee Hee. I smiled at them and I was so polite to the aunties. I asked one aunty lady to let me sleep on her lap but I couldn’t climb up and she did not grab me by my ear like you do.’
‘Oh never mind, come here, Mama will rub your tummy and your head and bite you here and here and here….’
‘Mama, that is so fun, again, again, again, hee hee heee.’
I think I have read this about 5 times so far….don’t you just love Lucilla’s writings????? More, Morre, More Please…….
I like how Bai Yun is sleeping in front of the opening as if to make sure that the cub doesnt escape or tumble out of the den while she is sound asleep.
Lovely start to a dull Friday morning in Scotland. How well he is looking and very relaxed with he vets and keepers. Glad all is going to plan. Look forward to hearing his name announced.
Good Friday Morning from Connecticut. I just love starting my work day with a peek at the panda cam. I too just loved the latest video. What a cutie cubbie and we all know he’s going to turn into one handsome dude. Such a charmer!!
It’s now 9:01 est and Mama is giving him a good washing. How she can whip him around like a rag doll. It won’t be too much longer that she’ll be able to do that!!
I just checked out the sneak peak of the latest ZOONOOZ. On page 6, in Mei Sheng’s article Kay Ferguson said that she witnessed Bai Yun dunked the baby boys (Mei Sheng and Yun Zi) in the pond. I am hoping that someone has the incident on video. Would you please share it? Thank you.
I don’t know if there is video of Mei Sheng, but I remember the day Bai Yun pushed Yun Zi in the water. Doxiemom had a video of it and I think that someone visiting the zoo that day captured it live on video or just photos of a wet Yun Zi. But I am not sure when exactly it happened. Anyone else remember about when?
It’s so sweet to see him growing into a big boy, knowing Bai is doing everything perfectly. He has a great future with is mom and all his great SDZ nannies! Happy little cubbie!
Thanks for the happy tears again. I just totally love love love, everything about this little boy. He is just too cute. His little sounds he makes, just kills me. Watching him trying to walk, also, just kills me. I just love pandas, and I could watch him all day. If you need a panda sitter, please call me. I can just imagine how good it must feel, just to touch him. Good job momma Bai, you are the best mom ever.
I enjoyed the video again, he is definitely a heart breaker!!! He is so well adjusted, full of curiosity, and not afraid, that is the product of the best care from Bai (also for Bai), from the staff and from the Nanny keepers! All of you sure should be proud of yourselves, you do great work!
We had a big fluffy German Shepherd dog once, I used to cuddle him but he always growled at me for trying. It must be frustrating been a keeper and not being able to cuddle the pandas. If I visited I’d want to cuddle them all and you just can’t!!!
Great job, nannykeepers, in getting him to the point where he is all calm during his exams. He almost looks like he’s enjoying the attention. What a little ham!
Do Mom and baby sleep together at night?
How often does she nurse him?
I know I’m full of questions. Thanks for your info.
S in AZ
Panda Team responds: This certainly changes over time. For the moment, Bai Yun appears to cluster feed at times, nursing every few hours, then having periods with longer breaks in between. It’s not unusual for her to go 6 hours between feeds occasionally.
Why does it seem that only the woman get to examine the cub? It also appears that they are just doing these exams so they can play with the cub. I want a job there!
And there are 3000 Aunties in line in front of you……..
I believe the panda team is predominantly female (please correct me if I’m wrong.) Cuddling is a perk, but I think the exams also have an important part in data collection to compare to the other cubs of Bai Yun’s.
He’s such a precious widdle man! I would say it’s official: Gao Junior has entered what I call the “excruciatingly, painfully cute” stage. He’s beginning to toddle and explore his world, his eyes are wide, bright, and shiny, and he’s fluffy and fat! His personality is developing, too; he looks like he loves to cuddle!
I take it “Widdle Biddy Cuddle Man” was not a choice for an official name????
Unfortunately, no.
He is just so adorable.
And growing so fast. Bai is doing a great job with raising this boy. Thanks so much for sharing. 
Och, boy! You are so great and niceful. I love you!
The exam video was beyond precious, thank you so much!! Such a fun age, and so happy to hear about the tooth and the “belly off the ground” progress!!
Here are 2 new videos: The first one shows Cubbie being taken from the den 4 times yesterday.
2012-11-01 Bai Yun’s Cub: Now you see him, Now you don’t
http://youtu.be/1GvgP7O4Xwo
This video is a hodgepodge of clips from Friday morning in the den: Cubbie nursing, being groomed, being buried in bamboo while Bai Yun does some nesting, Bai Yun “walking the walls”, Cubbie “walking” out of the den … a little bit of this and that … ending with Bai Yun heading out for breakfast.
2012-11-02 8.8 Pounds of Tough. Active Cubbie
http://youtu.be/gMBlne6W_ZM
Just downloaded my ZOONOOZ ~ can’t wait to watch it, thank you in advance!
Is that normal for Bai to take baby out so often in that time span? What’s up with that? Does she seem to be aware baby is being examined?
Thank you Doxie Mom, the videos are so cute. I am in and out so much, so I think I miss a lot, but I can count on your videos to catch the best of the happening, again.. I appreciate it… Thanks!
Oh help….neither of these videos plays for me. Did the format change?
Clear your cache and restart your Browser.
You’re awesome Doxie Mom! Thanks for posting all these wonderful vignettes!
DoxieMom: I saw this early Friday morning activity and was astonished when Bai Yun basically buried the little guy in boo. Sure was glad he was able to crawl so he could get out from under that pile of bamboo she threw over him! Thanks so much for sharing — as always!
Not only does she cover him, but she tries to make sure that there is light somewhere. After many nvestigations of Yun Zi and a couple of other babies, I have deduced that they are afraid of the dark. Since Bai knows that, she makes sure there is some light that he can see when he stirs. Not bright but even dim close by. Moonlight or park lighting.Just not deep darkness.
I am sure I am right. Spent many many hours on that. Also a fear is large birds flying. There are probably more but the staff will know others.
G.
Adorable! May we have a chart, pretty please?
Moderator’s note: Since you asked so nicely, the chart has been included at the bottom.
Thank you, moderator; you’re the best! The little guy is right on track with Su Lin’s curve.
What a great photo shoot at the end of the video! Chubby is such a pro! lol
Well, Doxie I’m exhausted after all that house keeping and snoogering the little one. He was exhausted too. There aren’t enough good words to cover the experience you are giving us. Thank you so much for the videos. It’s not like being there in person, but it will have to do. You lucky folks that work there.
it is really good to see the cubby growing rounder and plumper. hard to believe how fast he’s grown.
watching the cam really early this morning, Bai had set cubby on the floor upside down (leaning against her body to clean his bottom) and then she took a bamboo snack break. cubby seemed to be asleep and did not move from his standing on head position.
It won’t be long before we can throw out the ‘#6′ and start calling him by his big boy name. Another chapter in his life will be over.
When I turned the cam on this morning at 6am, instead of seeing a sleeping baby I saw #6 having a good, long nursing session. When it was over there was no washing or spinning, Bai just let him roll out of her arms and she got up and left the den. He didn’t even try to find a comfortable positon, he just went right to sleep. Now that is contentment.
I entered the IPAD contest so there are only 5 more up for grabs
I wanted to enter but the contest states you have to be a US resident to claim the prize. Did something change?
I did it yesterday right away, I am in line too! That custom Panda iPaw iPad sure would be a nice replacement for my twelve year plus ibook!!!
Today Bai stood up in the den. Man is she big when she stands up. Just how big is this den. It looks small, but when she stood up it looked really small. Does the camera make any noise?
Moderator’s note: The den is roughly 5 feet from floor to false ceiling. The camera probably makes a small sound when it is moved.
She is just making sure she gets as many good close~ups as her babies do…..she likes to make sure you see THE EARS.
About those super EARS… I just know they are special! The only time I’ve seen any thing like them was when I was a little girl, my Mommie handmade me a life size Panda and the ear size and placement was very unique, they were larger and placed closer, higher on the head, they were different then in the magazine, it made me laugh! My Panda was almost as beautiful as Bai. So you noticed the EARS too!?!!!
Viewing Yunzi perched in his tree and eating his treats… Still amazes me how a 200+ lb cute bear can balance on the branch like that! Such a joy to watch him
His Mama taught him all he needed to know and plus he is a smart boy, even if I am biased.
Love,
Bai
Lil ahd Bill. I have designated Yun Zi as a Genius. Watch til you are dizzy his videos and cams.. And if you need proof watch Doxie Mom’s video entitled Yun Zi and the Swing. That is a genius child! Count how many times he investigates and purseus his activites for the swing.He is REMARKABLE!!And I am predjudiced.!
I was just thinking and wanted to ask. Do the panda’s react when San Diego region shakes from earthquakes? How is their response? Since China has them I have always wondered if they know before humans do.
Well, we do know China has them as one destroyed one of the reserves about 4 years ago. I think it was the Wolong Nature Reserve.
I remember reading about this in a post a long time ago, as far as I remember the pandas didn’t show overly concerned behaviour.
I happened to be watching The Panda Cam when one rolled through~~but not every quake is felt the same all over the area it is felt in. The Pandas did not even Blink. My neighbor and I and a pal a coupke of blocks away were all awake and reading during the midddle of the night, years ago, My Pal was quite shaken, but the neighbor and I felt nothing, and I seem to be really sensitive to quakes. We happened to have been built on solid granite, but not our pal a few blocks away. I hate the ones where you know the really big quake to the north is felt rolling through my coach from the south. Apparently it hits underground blocks then shakes in the other direction. Actually I hate Quakes and wish they would go away.
Can you get any more charming than that?
I read the Solitary Panda blog posting on your site (from a few years ago). I applaud SDZ for creating an environment that similates nature. Even though I love the great pictures and videos of panda kindergardens and panda exposI can find online– with many young pandas living it what looks like a social group, I have to wonder how that affects their natural instincts? Especially how it might impact their desire to breed? I know that these adorable goups of pandas might represent the best interim strategy to rebuild the population of a critically endangered species; but now as a Panda fan, I am thinking that as much as possible, I should endorse efforts steered towards socializing pandas only to the extent as absolutely necessary so ultimately they can be their solitary selves and repopulate their wild habitat. Can you recommend more reading material about this subject geared towards a non-zoologist? I can’t find much to go on beyond adorable youtube videos. Thank you SDZ for your amazing work. I absolutely adore the panda family at your zoo.
Some sweet person on this site gave me this address of attempts in China to reintroduce the giant pandas to the wild. You can find more at
www (dot) pandasliveon (dot) com
getting soooooo big cubbie, just love you!!! Happy Birthday to your big brother Yunnie tomorrow!! hugs and kisses from Iowa.
Thank you SDZ
Moderator’s note: Does Yun Zi have a special occasion he didn’t tell me about? His “official” birthday is August 5.
Tomorrow is Po from Zoo Atlanta’s 2nd birthday…
I think you meant, Happy Birthday to Po in Atlanta.
Tomorrow is “PO”‘s birthday at the Atlanta Zoo. He is getting a special birthday cake that Jenn prepared for him. HAPPY BIRTHDAY PO!!!!
The giant panda no longer cubbie who has a birthday on Nov 3 is Po in Zoo Atlanta.
Happy 3rd Birthday, Po!
Po’s (ZA) 2md birthday is Sat. the 3rd
He is angling for more “cake” and Presents Yunior is no dummy~~he is learning the angles.
Vicki dear,
You may be thinking of Wee Po in Atlanta who turns 2 tomorrow. My Yunnie is already 3.
Love,
Bai
You are thinking of Po at Zoo Atlanta who is 2 today(Saturday) Vicki. Good answer Moderator!
I think you have Yun Zi mixed up with Po in Atlanta. My first Love and I been smitten ever since!
hahaha! Yes I was thinking of Po… good grief, thought about that all weekend. Sorry SDZ
Cyndee, I asked the same question the other day and didn’t get an answer. I’m glad someone else is thinking about this.
Moderator’s note: Cyndee’s question was forwarded to our Panda Team.
How nice to see Bai from a different angle. Have a good rest Mama!
Thank you for the weekly exam videos and live panda cam! I’ve been spending too much time on the panda cam ever since I discovered it recently. It’s great to see how much care Bai Yun gives to her cubbie.
A question: is the panda currently (Friday 11/2, around 2pm PST) shown on the cam Bai Yun? It’s the one sleeping on a platform. It is fun to see how she keeps changing her position in her sleep. It must be tiring taking care of the new baby!
Moderator’s note: If the panda was on a platform, it was Bai Yun in her garden room.
Thank you to the cam operator for the close ups of Bai. She is so beautiful!!!
I clicked some great photos for myself, a friend, and my daughter. Usually the Bears do not stay still enough for me to get one for each of us 3 but Bai was lovely and let me get 3 of every shot, we “postcarded” all over.
Wow~~I can’t wait for my iPad delivery so I can chat with our favorite Bears on their iPaws. Another week or two and it will be here…..with my name engraved on it. My son and I wanted to be sure I have a Beary Christmas. And now that I am on bedrest I cannot wait for it~~more manageable than my heavy laptop. So mostly I will be reading not writing for a couple of weeks…….You guys and the Moderators and Panda Team will take care of each other. I will let you guys know when it gets here…..Love grammmie
Bai posed really cute in her garden room this afternoon.
Moderator’s note: Good luck with the iPad contest, Grammmie!
have a good rest. your posts will be missed. wishes for a hearty recovery.
-from me, “I’m too sexy for this zoo” Gao Gao, hammy Yun Zi, lady Bai, and locomo cubby
I only got “Panderized” with Yun Zi, so I did not do well on the contest, but plan to get the new ZooNews on my iPad that my son and I are buying me for Christmas…..Love grammmie
Grammie, how are you seeing Bai in her garden room?
I guess I got lucky when I tuned in, there was Her Majesty In all Her Glory. She did a few great poses (I think Yun Zi has been coaching all of the family on Persosnal Appearance Opportunities), and she held the poses so I could send a copy to my daughter and also to a very dear friend. To work fast I keep a notepad page with my addy, and others I use for posting postcards, so I can just open another window to copy and paste quickly (and correctly) and get on to the next pose. Bai did one that looked contented and smiling, one where she covered just her eyes making her look shy, and I forget the other one offhand, but she was a real trooper. That Yun Zi knows how to conduct a good personal appearance, doesn’t he?????
By the way~~~It is realy hard to lay around after working so hard to get up in the first place…..thisi bedrest thing is haqrd….but my son is participating much better than before…..so I guess he is learning.
I do believe the Meerkats are giving us some beautiful views of Bai I have seen, gosh! she is beautiful and also in nice shape with a three month old busy baby!
That may be why she has a great shape……chasing after Chubby Cubby…..with his belly off the floor.
Dearest Sweet Beverley,
The Mama of 6 who still has her nice shape, thanks you kindly.
Panda Hugs,
Missy Bai
BaiYun you are still our gorgeous Queen. And still keep your perfect figure.happiness is!
Does Bai have a hammock of her own?
Moderator’s note: No.
But we know she would like to have one. I have seen a photo of her in Yun Zi’s Baby Hammock (in the old Stone Throne enclosure) that was made for him when he was about half the size of her head. It was taken the day before she decided Sunday was a good day to have a “date with Gao Gao”, so they could have Chubbers. She often napped with Yun Zi, but could only get her head inThe hammock. Once she kicked him out and got in herself. Often she slept on the Stone Throne above the stone cave, and he slept in the top bunk. I miss seeing them play in the moonlight like they often did….I have a feeling her relationship with Chubbers is going to be even closer, maybe because he is trying so hard to be independant.
I wonder how much a hammock for Bai would cost? She will be needing one soon!
Excellent idea Beverly~~I have no idea why it was not offered before this. And how about Sweet Daddy Gao Gao~~if everybody else gets one shouldn’t he get one too???? We could have the whole family curled up taking naps all at the same time. Gao Gao’s needs to be close to the ground, he is not a fan of the tree tops, and since he likes to nap right in the middle of his bamboo pile it should have handy pockets to be stuffed by with bamboo by his Nanny Keepers so he can sleep happy. As for our newest baby, he has many a small sized Hammocks to choose from, since they were outgrown by his siblings. Okay…Nanny Keepers, Staff, Moderators, etc. time to start gathering ideas and facts so you can let us know how much FUNding is needed for Underpriviledged Hammock Dwelling Pandas so we can have them swinging in a gentle breeze. Funds have been gathered before, and will be again!
By all means, Daddy Gao needs the custom hammock first, then we will get Beatuful Bai hers. We can do it, there is enough of us!
I kind of feel sorry for Giant Pandas having evolved to eat bamboo. We know they also enjoy fruits and other non-bamboo foods, but of course those weren’t available to them in the forests of China. I am wondering, too, if Giant Panda cubs were exposed only to fast food-things like hamburgers or pizza and big drinks, if they would eat only that. I imagine they would gain a lot of weight eating those things, sort of like many of the rest of us. Giant Panda fast food. And how much bigger can a Giant Panda get?
Moderator’s note: Up to 275 pounds.
There is giant panda fast food. It’s called Panda Express, a somewhat chinese fast food chain in the United States
I just recently read that Memphis Zoo Ya Ya and Le Le are the giant pandas that are used in their commercials.
I never thought it was a disadvantage to eat bamboo. I read in a book (sorry I’m not a field biologist) where it was speculated bamboo was an advantage b/c different species were available collectively year-round. but sometimes there were mass bamboo die-offs (after bamboo flowering) and this sometimes resulted in multiple bear starvation events (but they didn’t seem to have extensive scientific records of counts of impacted pandas).
for me, it doesn’t look like bamboo would taste good (b/c I keep imagining they are eating chopsticks). but Gao Gao and Yun Zi seem content to keep chewing.
maybe the pandas would like Orange Chicken. this seems to be one of the favorites with hoomans at least.
I’d like to understand how can Bai Yun produce milk from a bamboo diet. I don’t even know with humans – do nursing women need to drink milk in order to produce sufficient milk for their babies?
By reading the posts, the questions and answers, I’m learning to identify the adults: Yun Zi has Disneyland ears and a hammock; Gao Gao has a truncated left ear; and if the panda is on a platform with a log leading to it, that’s Bai Yun’s favorite place for R & R. Do I get a gold star?
I think those Disney Ears should go on Bai!!! Yun has the hammock, is an eating machine, he eats fast! and usually has the larger stocks of Bamboo! Other than that, I think you have got it… Grammmie?! what do you think?!!!
Not only a Gold Star, but a Silver Moon too. Good for you to care enough to go back and read what happened, and questions were answered in the past. When Yun Zi was born I had five to get to know sinsce Su Liin and Zhen Zhen were all there too. Su Lin got to stay longer while repairs were made from the bad earqthquakes in China, then one more year was just right for Z Z to be 3 and go with her sister…..Saves a lot to take 2 at a time rather than one……but there were many doubly broken hearts here when they left. We tried to comfort ourselvles with stories from the creative folks which gave the girls a shopping trip in ShangHi during the time they laid over there. We had them all dressed up and toddeling along the streets to the great stores, wearing great hats and shopping for souveniers for the folks in SD and presents for relaltives yet to see, or even to meet once they got to the Panda Bases. They were looking forward to catching up with American Cousins so the Panda Girrrrrls could appear to sing in the underground cub clubs that the Hoomans do not know about. Pandas live a very rich life most of us do not know about!
You guys are doing good on your homework. Many of us have not been to school for many years, it is nice to see you have not lost your touches.
He is just the cutest thing!
Does he enjoy pets from humans more than the other babies did? It seemed that once the keeper put her hand in there (a looong time ago) and he snuggled into it—and did again during the exam—he’s been more comfortable with pets and scratches.
The way he climbed up one of the keeper’s knee in today’s video was so adorable. Can I have him?
Lets have a contest~~~name the cutest of Bai Yun and Gao Gao’s childlren. The winner could be a NannyKeeper for a day, or moderator for a week. The first thing needed would be good photos (no more than 6 of each character, and 2 great videos), and nothing over 6 months in age of any Panda baby. That would draw up some great memories for some, and intorduce the rest of us to some of the other cubs we missed. We will not leave the Vets out, they will be the judges. How about it gang, can we all get in trouble or what?????
he he he!!! more fun (Õ)(Õ)!!! I will take Nanny Keeper for the day with our charmer!!!
We tried to come up with a link for a great source of Pandas around the world including China, I found it posted on another area, and thought I might be able to help you guys. There are subjects down both edges of the page, that did not appear on the one I got in my email. Enjoy!
http://pandanews (dot) org/the-pandas
To repair the link remove any spaces and (dot ), then replace with a dot as computer folk say or a PERIOD.
Give it a few minutes to put up what photos it can, then look for the subjects along both sides near the top. If you click on a photo you will get a larger photo and some information about the Panda(s) in the photo.
Ok it is 1:15am cst and I have not seen cubbie but once since last night. Please Bai bring him back so I can see him for a little bit. And you can also stay! lol ;0)
Your Imperial Majesty Bai Yun;
I hope you are keeping your Imperial eyes open, your Chubbie Cubbie is already cute as a button, but Yun Zi has been coaching him for public appearrances, How to handle the Nanny Keepers, and to endear himself to every Moderator and Auntie out there. He may start the kisssing business himself if he keeps maturing at his rate. He did try to get into the lap of one of the Nanny Keepers today and by next week he may be able to actually do it on his own. There would be no way you could stop the hugging and kissing that would ensue. It would not be the Hooman Lady’s fault, we can only take just so much encouragement from such cuteness. l agree something must be done but will holding him upside down really help??? It is 11:36p.m. Yunior time and just a few minutes upside down should be enough.
I just wanted you to know you should keep those perfect ears of yours wide open when it is time for another exam, and keep your eyes on the lady Hommans, and some of the Men Hoomans too. We love your babies almost as much as you do. I know we are not allowed to admire your choice in Husbands, so I will be quiet about him, but you do not have to be. Love and kisses from your speciall freind grammmie
Grammmie,
You are by far a very special and talented person. I absolutely love your posts. God Bless you, get better real soon.
How sweet of you to say…..you make me feel better!
Grammmie is the only one that can pass this information to the Imperial Majesty Bai Yun and be received well… however after this last exam, I think the Nanny Keepers have been smitten to mush and Bai is the only one that has a clear head when with the little charmer!!!
Dear Grammmie,
Hee Hee Hee, Chubbers is such a bundle. I just don’t want him spoilt being my youngest and the one most like his Papa in the charm dept. I will be really surprised if the hooman unkas and aunties can resist him. His Charm Offensive is good. Being his Mama I am immune of course, hee hee. I am proud of how he is developing and yes, Yunnie is teaching him the finer points of public appearances. Hence he did well with the pandarazzi so far.
I am totally happy for hooman ladies to admire my GG cos I trust him. He appreciates the ladies but his heart belongs to me. TOTALLY. I love those portraits by Auntie Weeta. He still makes my heart go Ba da Bing Ba da Boom.
Hee Hee, like all Mamas I wish Chubbers will stay this age forever but I know he will grow into this handsome panda boy. My 3 sons are cute aren’t they?
Panda Love,
Missy Bai
Missy Bai:
I think all 3 of your boys have the best of good looks, sense of fun and humor, and charm that both you and Sweet Daddy Gao Gao could possibbly combine. You and your “luv” have every reason to be the Proudest Panda Parents on the Planet. And your girls are set to make you proud too, not only because they are as lovely as any mother could want them to be, but also because they will try in every way to be fine parents just like their parents. And they retain that sence of silliness just like yours~~making it possible to be the funnest, most lovely Panda Mothers they could want to be. You and Gao have set a wonderful example for all of your babies….Love Grammmie
Auntie Grammmie,
THANK YOU!
Love,
Yunior aka Prince Fluffy Butt
Can’t wait to see what his name is going to be! Getting cuter everyday and I love how he and Bai Yun snuggle together.
I know this is a weird (and random) question and I am not sure if you guys would even know. I watched a show not to long ago and it mentioned that because of the panda’s diet their droppings smell like lemons. Is that true?
I cannot wait to see the answer, and WHO answers. Will it be the Nanny Keepers, the Panda Team, the Moderators, a frequent visitor with a great nose???????
Understand that panda “poop” has no smell, that’s why they are using the poop to fertilize tea leaves A special blend of green tea that is expected to go for as much as approximately $35,000 per pound
Yuk!!! who is “they”? I love all the teas, black, white and green, I may need to pay more attention to where it is coming from, I’m not sure about this!
I googled “panda poop”
I’d heard about the tea but wanted to make sure i had the facts. Some business man plans to use the panda poop to grow organic green tea. He collects the poop from panda bears living at Chinese breeding centers. SDZ is missing a money making opportunity 
Suddenly not being a tea drinker sounds like a good thing! No offense to Pandas.
On the other hand I might fel the same way about things in my regular diet if I knew their history.
Just saw cubbie sneaking out from under Bai’s head. He is gettin good at that. LOL So cute to watch.
So cute! I can’t believe how cute Bai is!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How do you enter the IPAD contest?
Above in the body of the blog you should be able to get directions in joiningn the contest~~open to us all even if we do not own an iiPad. Get one so you can talk to the Pandas on their iPaws.
I love watching chubby cubby but I sure wish the panda cam at the atlanta zoo was working today! It’s Po’s second birthday and I can’t watch him eat cake and open boxes. Happy Birthday Po! xxooxx Po was my 1st baby panda experience!
Wow 2 years old and still visiting Momma’s milk bar????? His Cousin CC will be wanting to have a little talk with him soon, he is maturing fast.
Do you clean out the dens during the day?
Mom was having a devil of a time with cleaning up this morning. 1/3/2012
Is there a trap door for you to get into that den if needed?
Thanks for your patience with my questions.
The Moderators have told us that only Bai Yun gets to do anything about the bamboo in the den. If she deposits the used stuff in her bedroom or garden room then they can clean that up. She does seem to be doing a lot more cleaning than she did with Yunior when I watched, did someone send her a subscription to “Better Homes and Gardens???
They should name the panda Sandy!
Seeing a panda outside, sleeping..how do I (we) know who it is?..wish there was a way cams could be titled..or is there only 1 outside cam?
Nancy, if the panda you are seeing has very furry feetsies or a missing ear, you are looking at the very handsome proud daddy (and grandpa, by way of Su Lin,) Gao Gao. If you are looking at a large, long limbed panda with round ears and a sweet gentle face, that is probably our teenager Mr. Yun Zi. If you are seeing a panda on a concrete platform with perfect round ears, that is probably sweet mama Bai Yun.
I did not ask the original question but I thank you for those clarifications! Now I will know who I am looking at when the baby is not on camera. Thank you!
Ahhh, love this description of the Pandas, can wait to hear how you will describe the baby! Anyway, maybe this needs to be put somewhere for the newer people trying to figure out which one they are watching.
And the little one is surely our Chubby Cubbie!
Just after 10am Saturday morning, Yun Zi had already been leisurely swinging a few times on his swing. But around the 2 minute mark in this video, our wild child emerged and he was falling off, climbing up the supports, jumping on from the Keebler’s branch, and going on a tear through his exhibit
So much fun to see him enjoy his enrichment!!
2012-11-03 Yun Zi: Our Wild Child is a Swingin’ Dude
http://youtu.be/1_flhBl_Hgg
Doxie Mom: I have been following you for years now! You are the BEST and I am sorry it took me so long to THANK YOU!!!!
That was funny and just to precious. Does Yun Zi use or sleep in that hole in the tree? Is that his den? With such great videos to share, doxiemom do you work for the SDZ or go on a daily basis to be able to catch all these terrific videos?
Doxie Mom,
That was such an exciting tape on YunZi doing his thing on the swing and racing around the area.
Thanking for sharing this with us.
Please tell me that after all of that “Swinging” that the fans gave a quiet applause and showed appreciation of Yunior putting on his little show.
Yep — the “swing-ingest” #1 panda on the face of the earth. I think they must have sprinkled cinnamon on that swing. Our young man was really on a tear.
Thank you so much for posting this, DoxieMom. It certainly kept me in stitches. And it reminded me why I love Yunnie sooooooo much…:-)
thanks Doxie Mom for editing those clips.
Yun Zi is kind of a big boy. I wonder if it hurts him to take so many spills. is it expected that he doesn’t get hurt much b/c his body is padded with extra fat?
My son is NOT fat! He is extra fluffy like his Mama thank you. I taught Yunnie how to land and how to swing, Ahem I was quite a swinger in my time and I am not ready to retire yet. His Papa is quite something too when he wants to.
Love,
Bai Yun aka as Queenie
He was having a ball
Thanks for sharing 
Dear Doxie, I can see why everyone missess watching Yun Zi the last few months. He sure is a barrel of laughs. This video, the cinnamin box, ect. Just curious what the shadows are that keep moving back and forth across the back of his exhibit are from? Anybody?
The shadows are from the “buckets” that transport you from the polar bear area of the zoo to the front.
Skyway tram
Thanks for the reply Aunt Jackie and Pat. Its nice to have my curiosity satisfied
Thank you Doxie Mom, that is so cute! He sure is looking for it today and he sure loves having fun… that is my kind of guy!!! With Charmer Cubby coming up, you are going to be real busy… maybe you better up your RAM and hard drive space on you computer, I think you are going to need it!!!
Do you put Bai in a different area when you go in and get the boy for his exams?
Moderator’s note: Yes.
Hello,
My husband and I checked in on the panda cam around 12:30 am this morning and saw something disturbing, and I’m hoping you can give me some information. Mama Panda was moving her cub around and biting him, but the cub was totally limp. It really appeared that he was dead! I was so upset, I couldn’t watch it any longer. My husband continued, though, and he never saw the cub move. This morning it looks like he’s fine! What was going on? Why would the cub be so limp and unresponsive? Thank you in advance!
Moderator’s note: The cub often goes limp when Mom picks him up for cleaning, just like a puppy or kitten might do when picked up by its mom.
Thank you so much for explaining that! I’ve never paid attention to other baby animals when they are being cleaned.
if only human babies were that compliant when bathed! 
I happen to come across something similar several weeks ago. I was concerned like you wondering how the little one could sleep through the whole thing bathing and nibbling Bai was giving him. The little cubbie actually slept through the whole thing because I continued to watch after Bai Yun put him down and exited the den. I did not stop watching until he moved…in his sleep. Yes, the little bugger continued to sleep.
I think I saw this at the same time that you did Larissa; I know I’ve seen the cub go limp many times when he was much younger, and this was unusual to me too since he’s so much larger and I’m used to see him be squirming. Also when Bai is done with him there’s usually at the least a foot of his that moves, and I saw nothing move either so I was a bit worried too. It seems to me that the cub is sleeping throughout this just like trying to dress a sleeping human child. To me that shows how content and secure the cub feels. I believe that Bai would have reacted in a different way if there had been anything wrong, so I tried to keep that in mind as I watched.
My husband and I, living 20 miles from London, UK, log on each day to the Panda Cam and look for regular updates and videos on the little furry bundle! It never fails to send us in to oooo and ahhhhh mode and brings a smile to our faces
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We were lucky enough to visit the Zoo a few months ago as well as beautiful San Diego. Wonderful Zoo, so many helpful and informative members of staff and the Pandas were the highlight of our visit.
Thank you from the folks here in Sn Diego. Please come back as often as you can, and bring your friends and family with you.
Okay so this contest is really limited to people who have iPads. When do the rest of us get a contest for us? No offense here but it seems a bit one sided since obviously there are thousands of us out there who don’t have iPads and who never will. I have a reader certainly which is related to the Tablet but not an iPad of course. The contest is great of course for the select few and I wish those people all the best and that is all I’ll say here about that.
Baby is looking great and can’t wait for the naming. Maybe just as well can’t win the contest since those quiz questions are really digging deep. They are great questions though and well worth looking into just for the education value.
Moderator’s note: Peggy, the contest gives you a chance to win an iPad. You don’t need an iPad to participate in the contest.
Dear Peggy,
The answers to the questions are all on this website. So happy digging.
Love,
BY
I’m watching wonderful Gao Gao relaxing on his back chomping on his boo with all the visitors snapping photos of him. He must know how handsome and adorable he is (and what a stud he is) and is happy to show the world.
In this world, this baby makes me smile
THANK YOU San Diego Zoo!!!!
Moderator’s Note: You are so very welcome
Just got done watching the video of Yun Zi and his swing. That was so funny. I just love him. He is so cute!
Is the swing new? I have seen the pond but don’t remember the swing. SDZ may end up with 2 live wires but no bear will be more fun to watch than Yun Zi. His little brother is going to be as cute as but not cutier than Yun Zi. That would be impossible.
Doxie Mom again, great work and thanks.
Tanda you musy be kidding~~not only is CC as cute as Yunior, but he is being coached by our Yunior to appear the most possibly cute he can be! With Yunni as a coach, and the family great looks he just cannot miss but to be the cutest ever…..Love Grammmie
a completely irrational note but when I’ve found that cubby has managed to wriggle his way from lying on back to lying on stomach position, I feel strangely proud of him.
luckily this cam allows me to be both an armchair parent and armchair biologist.
Dear Panda Lovers,
One day as I was hanging out on my Chill Out Platform in my Sun Room, I thought up this quiz for ya. Hope you have fun.
The SDZ unofficial Cubby Quiz by his loving Mama
1) Cuteness factor
Is the cubby a) Cute b) extremely cute c) too cute to be true d) off the cuteness meter
2) Fluffy Butt factor
Is the cubby’s tushy a) round b) fluffy c) extra fluffy d) yummiliciously fluffy
3) Round Belly factor
Do you want to a) stroke the belly b) stroke and squeeze the belly c) stroke, scratch and squeeze the belly d) stroke, scratch and squeeze and blow raspberries on the belly
4) Baby face
Does the cubby have a face that a) Makes you smile b) Makes you go mushy at the knees c) Makes you want to go save all the pandas now d) Makes you wish you could take the cubby home and raise him/her as your own
5) Cubby’s name
I think the cubby’s name should a) reflect how cute he or she is b) reflect good qualities he/she should have c) reflect his/her parentage d) reflect the cubby’s own nature
Have a great weekend!
Panda Love,
Bai Yun
Dear Bai Yun,
I love your quiz! It’s so much easier than that Ipad contest. I had to study really hard for that one and still only got 11 of 12 answers correct. My answers to your quiz are “d” for the first 4 and “a” for the last one. You are the very best Mom in the world and this cubbie will grow up to be strong, clever, and always adorable, all because of you.
Well, now…that’s easy…1 through 4 is “D” !!!
As for #5, I wanted “C”, but that’s been decided already.
Ok Bai, My answers for questions 1, 2, 3 and 4 is “D”!!! Question 4 is so difficult, maybe “C” is it for me as it reflects his wonderful parents, you and Daddy Gao. In the Custom Cub iPaw iPad contest, I missed the one also, about the Bamboo, that was tuff! But I tried real hard (*)(*)!!! Air Kisses to you with all my heart!
I meant Question 5 is so difficult!!! sorry ’bout that!
We live on the East coast and our power has just been restored after 5 days. I couldn’t wait to see our baby and I cannot believe the change in just one week! He looks bigger and stronger and as adorable as ever
Awaiting the big day when he finally has his own name!
Glad to hear you got your power back. It has been a real pain for those who have lost homes and/or power.
I agree with Mary~hope you guys get back to regular life A S A P.
Auntie Annie: Oh, my! I was without Internet service for just one day and I was having withdrawals — how awful for you to be off for five days! I hope all is well with you — sounds as if many are really hurting back there. We have earthquakes out here n California, but no hurricanes. I send love and wishes for a good recovery to all… Glad you are back online to see little #6 again…
Thank you all for your well wishes
How wonderful to think that our little Chubby baby has been the driving force in making so many people everywhere a little bit happier! Godspeed to the San Diego Zoo for giving us all something so very special to look forward to every day 
hi! Does anyone know what happened to Yun Zi’s swing? Did he exert too much power on it yesterday? I hope it returns…. He seems to be hanging out looking for it this morning! thanks for the info!
I have the same queston. Where did Yun Zi’s swing go? Was he too rough on it yesterday? He sure was pacing around trying to find it.
hi, it is my sense that the keepers try to change the enrichment items in each exhibit from day to day. I don’t believe Yun Zi did any damage to the swing even though he seemed eager to bite at the material attachment at the top.
I’ve always assumed that the reason why enrichment items were swapped out daily is to prevent the pandas from getting bored and starting to ignore a certain item. does anyone know more about this?
(Ö)(Ö) Oh my, he has checked every angle, even swatted the water! looking for that swing… he is NOT finished with it. I would say, who ever took that swing is in deep pooo!!! (Ö)(Ö)!
Is there a reason that there are such large, thick branches that are in with the baby? Many times he ends up under one and it seems like if mom stepped on it when coming back it, it could hurt the cub.
Moderator’s note: Bai Yun sometimes brings in larger bamboo pieces to munch on. She knows if he is in there and is careful.
I would like to know about bai’s behavior towards her cub I notice she is biting at him and throwing him down hard it looks like is this normal panda behavior just wondering if it could hurt the cub? I am not a expot on bear behavior but would be interested in what we will be seeing on the cam in the up coming weeks and what to expect as far as behavior goes. Thanks
Moderator’s note: Panda cub care may look rough to us, but Bai Yun is exhibiting normal panda mother behavior in her treatment of her cub. Her little guy is a tank and is built to take the roughhousing you may see. Enjoy the experience of watching!
You’ll have to close your eyes the first time you see Bai knock the cubbie off a branch. Cubs go “splat” and get right back up for more fun
OMG! Maureen… really? Please give me a heads up on this, so I can cover my eyes too!!! (-)(=)
You can check out the cam streams that DoxieMom captured when Yun Zi was this young. Same kind of rough play. Also, check out the old blogs. They are very informative.
I just recently came across a video of Hua Mei with her son and she was nipping at him — he was a lot bigger than our little cub and mom was still nipping at him. See, the female pandas can give payback for what they experienced at their moms’ play
Get ready… I think I spotted a new toy type swing in Yun’s ground where the other swing was… when he finds it, after he finishes eating, it should be fun to watch (O)(O)!!!
I seem to have poor timing these days. When I come to visit there is sometimes no panda in sight, and so I’m grateful for the exam videos and this blog to catch me up. I don’t often comment, I’m not much of a writer, but it is almost as much fun to hear all of you loving surrogate mothers expressing your love over this little one as it is to watch Bai cuddle him herself. This little bear has inspired an awful lot of love and happiness.
Caroline, you should write more often! Nice comments.
Caroline, I agree with Bayousara! Your comments are so nice and I think you do a very good job… go ahead and jump in any time, your comments will be great!
Sunday evening and when the cub is alone, it still looks small.
Once Bai is in the den, the cub looks like it grew over night! Wow.
Which pandas can the zoo visitors see? I can see visitors in Yun Zi’s playground, but what about Gao Gao and Bai Yun (when she’s out in her garden room)?
You should be able to see Gao Gao, too, as I’ve seen many human heads on the Panda Cam when it’s pointed at him.
As for Bai Yun’s Garden Room, I think that’s only accessible by the SDZ staff and Panda Cam.
Moderator’s note: You are correct, Jusy. Zoo guests can see Gao Gao and Yun Zi, but Bai Yun’s garden room can be viewed only via Panda Cam.
During the first few months with a baby Bai Yun is only seen by camera action, her entire suite of rooms, even her outdoor room, is out of public view. A new mom and baby get complete Privacy, except from the Nanny Keepers, Vets, and other Zoo Staff as deemed neccessary (or who can make themselves seem indespensable).
Somebody else will explain further, and/or talk about Yunior and Sweet Daddy Gao Gao.
Moderator: All the comments are in italics now — it will be hard to spot your comments which used to be the only ones in italics and therefore easy to spot…
Moderator’s note: Thank you for letting us know. We’ll see if that can be corrected.
Oh darn I must have just missed Bai do her cleaning! Looks like she blocked the den so cubbie could not get out.
At 7:48 p.m. Yunior time Bai Yun put in an appearrance just long enough to grab our baby and disappear. The Balboa Park Ballroom might be open on Sunday nights after all.
EEEEkkkk That is the second time I have seen a mouse or some little varmet running across the bedroom floor when the little fella is outside with his Mom.
Do they only come when I’m on watching. LOL
Moderator’s note: There are moths that walk across the camera lens, magnifying their size.
Thank you so much for that info. I feel better. (grin)
Well this is odd. Bai just came into the den but I cannot tell if she brought Chubbers with her. Three times she has summersaulted to her belly up position then scratched bamboo over her, Make that 4 times. I still cannot tell for sure if chubbers is there, but I thnk he is half way under her. She just left, so I am sure Chubbers was not with her, she just came back from retrieving him. She also checked to make sure the camera couldl get a good look…that is why she looks at it form time to time, she wants her fair share of cam time too….don’t we all??? Chubbers says he will catch up after he finishes his snack with mom.
picture of Gao Gao taken from the webcam:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/51947371@N07/8156766467/in/photostream
(sometimes grandpa can be a child)
Hi, you guys! You’ll probably be reading this tomorrow AM because I am writing this in the wee hours of the morning EST! Yep, daylight savings time has gone bye bye until March, 2013! Did everybody remember to set your clocks BACK one hour during the weekend? Hope so!
Got some panda news a couple of days ago from my Pandas International newsletter. The biggest news is about the reintroduction to the wild for chosen pandas that are participating in the semi wild areas at Wolong Reserve. Tao Tao has graduated! He’s the son of Cao Cao who was the first panda mom to give birth and raise her cub in the semi wild area since he was born on August 3, 2010. He is now 2 years old, and has been released into the totally wild mountains of the reserve on October 11, 2012. Cao Cao naturally weaned him before he was released after he turned 2 years old, and he was gradually seperating from his mom after that. Tao Tao has a GPS collar on him so that the researchers and Wolong reserve staff can monitor his movements and where he goes to for food, water, and finding a girlfriend later on. This new reintro program was set up by the Chinese researchers a few years ago after the death of a male panda that was released into the wild from captivity several years ago. That male panda did not go thru the necessary stages to get him ready for a wild life in the mountains. The current reintro program starts with panda moms going into semi wild areas of Wolong Reserve for a three stage training that will ensure their cubs to be ready for living in the wild mountains. Cao Cao is the first successful momma panda to raise her cub in this semi wild training area, and the keepers wore panda costumes to severely limit Tao Tao’s imprint on humans when they were monitoring his health during his first year of life. So far, this has worked to the cub’s advantage, and they are very hopeful that Tao will be their first successful story of a panda cub born in the reintro program that has survived and will live his life out in the wild where he should be. His genes will be very well represented and are badly needed to prevent inbreeding of other pandas in their fragmented habitats in China. Please do some praying, keep your fingers crossed, and hope for the very best for Tao Tao!
Chari Mercier
St. Pete, FL
Watching Bai Yun sleep with the cub is amazing. She has one back leg forward and is laying flat down and looks as comfy as can be. Do pandas and all bears have that flexible hip joints?
Moderator’s note: Your question has been forwarded to our Panda Team.
Some other news from Pandas International: Fu Hu will be leaving the zoo in Vienna, Austria in December, 2012 for China! The panda keepers are currently working with him on crate training to get him ready for the long trip, and there will be a couple of keepers going with him when he does leave. Everyone in Vienna will miss him alot! Tian Tian and Yang Guang, Scotland’s 2 pandas, were honored recently at Edinburgh Zoo for their services to tourism. Tai Shan’s birthday banner that was being signed by alot of people in Littleton, Colorado was finally taken to Wolong Panda Center by Suzanne Braden, PI director, during her September trip to China. She also had the chance to see the new Center for Disease Control that was recently opened for service back in August, 2012 in Wolong. And, last but certainly not least, there was a great news article about Bai Yun’s sixth cub’s recent vet exam (the 9th exam, I think). That’s it for panda news for now.
Just saw the pandacam a few minutes ago, and Bai and little boy were in the den! Bai was completely hunched over her cub, and the cub wasn’t moving, so I think they were both taking their nighttime naps. How Bai can sleep hunched over like that is beyond me! This was around 1:15am EST, Mon., 11/5, before I went to bed.
going to bed now and will be back to see Bai and cubbie tomorrow!
Chari Mercier
St. Pete, FL
Hey, Moderator! What’s up with the change in the style of the font letters on our comment page?? It looks nice and a little bit different, but just curious on why you changed the letter style! Hope you have a good answer about the letters!
Thanks,
Chari
Moderator’s note: It’s not on purpose, and we’re looking into correcting it back to the way it was.
Many of you have asked questions about Bai Yun’s Birthing Den. While searching for something else I happened across a photo of the den when it was not in use, and thought you might like a view for yourselves. Since it is not in use at the time of the photo there is nothing in it giving you a clear view from the side, rather than from the overhead camera angle we are used to seeing. Love Grammmie
http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=10097937@N08&q=Bai%20Yun
Thanks for leading us to the site!
What beautiful photographs Rita Petita takes! Love them!
Yes she is a marvel. I have no idea what the circumstances were of her getting this view, but there were others there too….perhaps part of the special “behind the scenes” tours. I meant to show just the actual photograph like in the later one showing the door so clearly, but I am glad you got to see the extra photos too.
Gosh, the last several times I have looked at the panda cam to see what is in the den, I find a mountain of fluffy bamboo. Wait! No, it couldn’t be…..is that a tiny panda cub below that mound of boo? I believe it is! Sorry Bai, your camouflage isn’t working!
This note will hang open until I am sure there are no more for me to find right now. Another shot of the den….
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ritapetita/2787186754/
Just for the big smile
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ritapetita/2835551153/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ritapetita/2792999438/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ritapetita/6976090857/
Bai playing clown for a cubbette
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ritapetita/2322498217/
I still have some pages to go through but I am getting tired, so I will continue tomorrow. If you hear nothing more it will be becausae I found no other photos of the den. It is hard to stick to the subject when those lovely photos of Bai Yun keep popping up…..Love grammmie
Grammmie, you’ve put a big smile on my face with those cute photos! Thank you!
Gao Gao is such a handsome dude! It’s a joy to watch him eat. I love when he sits by his table and covers his treats with his fuzzy pawsies, as if to make sure that no one steals the food from him. So cute!
8:32 AM….Yun Zi is a leaf eating machine this morning. Just when I think he has a mouthful, he bites off more!
Had a friend download Zoonooz to his I pad wow is it nice now I am getting an Ipad mini for christmas will Nov. zoonooz be in the arcive for me to download or should I try to get my husband to let me download it in Nov? Keep up all to good work.
Moderator’s note: The November digital ZOONOOZ will be available in the magazine’s archives. Glad to hear you enjoyed the issue!
For those of you who don’t know, the Nov. issue of ZOONOOZ is completely dedicated to the SDZ Giant Pandas. Lots of wonderful pictures and information. So if you have an iPad, download it now! It’s great!
It was a while back, someone asked about other Panda Cams, I found this one, listing maybe all of them with some good information, it may have already been mentioned, but just in case it was not… the link is:
http://www.giantpandazoo.com/panda/panda-cams
Chubby cubbie is a beautiful panda. I love the videos of his exams and I love watching him with Bai. They do so much to improve my mood, they make me very happy. I’m wondering if there is a way to tell which panda is which when we get the outside shots? Love you all at the zoo!
Moderator’s note: There is no practical way for the Panda Cam to provide panda ID at this time. But the more you watch our pandas, the sooner you’ll be able to tell “who’s who.”
Amy, if you slowly scroll up, look for “JL, San Diego” (I secretly think she has kissed a p bear!!!) and “Grammmie” ‘s descriptions of the different bears, that will help you the most to know which bear you are watching.
The Panda Cams and exhibits are stationary. However, the giant pandas are not. They may get shuffle around. They did that to me at the National Zoo as I was identifying the pandas based on the exhibit they were in. Now I’m forced to learn the differences between the pandas.
Don’t worry. You’ll get the hang of it.
does the zoo know currently what time the panda name ceremony will be on 11/13? I’ve been postponing a trip all summer but that might be a nice date to visit. I’d like to see Gao Gao and Yunior in person.
Moderator’s note: It will begin at 10 a.m. See you then!
If baby cubbie turns up missing one of these days, I swear I had nothing to with it and he’s not here with me in Northwestern Connecticut!!!!
He is just too cute, I just want to hug him forever. It’s 3pm est and he’s sleeping away, but every now and then he stretches or maybe he’s dreaming of the day when he can go outside and play.
We just woke up from our nap. He’s way cuter than me. He stretched and wiggled and I just scratched my nose. How cute he is when he is waking up. The lucky devil got to go back to sleep. Love, love love watching him do anything.
Is it known how Gao Gao got part of his ear torn before he was rescued? Was it a fight with another panda? Just curious.
Moderator’s note: We do not know. He was found at a young age with his ear torn and bleeding, so it’s anyone’s guess. You might enjoy reading a previous post, Celebrating Gao Gao.
Was just thinking about the sad stuff that recently happened with Mei Xiang at the National Zoo. Would background noise for a gestating panda have an effect? Has there ever been any comparison between the National Zoo and San Diego Zoo background noise levels? I know they have tried to keep the background quiet for Mei, but the urban situation of the National Zoo is somewhat different than San Diego’s. Just thinking……..
San Diego Zoo responds: No comparison has been or could be made since each location has its own set of variables.
When MeiXiang dens up the NZ closes the panda house keep the noise level down, Tian Tian can seen in the outdoor exhibit,
It is 4:20pm cst just got to see chubbie cubbie making his round in the den. So cute.
I came across this video of Lun Lun & XiLan (ZA). A good example of a mommy panda & her cub. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NatghvYFioU&NR=1
Mommy doesn’t want XiLan on climbing structure, XiLan is determined
But see how fast he runs when the door opens for them to go in for the night 
Thanks for the video! That was so funny when that door opens.
lots of fun. thanks for the video link. ouch, when the cub falls off the climbing structure, I think it hurts me more than it does the panda.
That was hilariously funny, I’m still laughing… that baby was determined and Mom too…until the DOOR, makes you wonder what is on the other side of that door or just escaping from Mom!!! sooo cute!!! Love it, Thanks Maureen!
Yun Zi keeps going to the fence behind his hammock, what is he looking for? He seems lonely tonight, like hes looking for some fun.
I don’t see anyone getting a drink. Where is their water?
Moderator’s note: Each exhibit has a drinker.
I downloaded ZooNooz (that’s a palindrome) this morning and took a quick look. it’s really nice to see the panda family tree. also I thought the cover video was really really nice. I enjoyed reading more details about the day of the current cubby’s birth. is ZooNooz created by zoo staff or another organization?
Moderator’s note: It is created entirely by Zoo staff. We’re glad to hear you enjoyed this special panda issue!
Is that our baby in color laying just outside his room?
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