This morning was by far one of the coolest moments of my career here at San Diego Zoo Global. No wait, one of the coolest moments OF MY LIFE. After months of fawning over adorable photo after adorable video, I was finally able to meet our little celebrity panda cub in person! And let me tell you, Xiao Liwu lives up to all the hype. I didn’t think it was possible, but he’s even cuter in real life.
So why was I there? To tweet, of course! As the social media guy, that’s what I do best, and boy did I tweet. This morning was our first ever up-close live tweeting of a panda cub exam, and I’m proud to have been part of it. In case you missed my tweets, I’ll give you a play by play.
When I first arrived at the exam room, our brilliant photographer Ken Bohn and equally brilliant videographer Maria Bernal-Silva were all suited up and ready for the cub to arrive. I was hanging in one corner of the room along with panda staff, and there was a bit of an anxious vibe as we waited for the exam to begin.
#PandaCub Xiao Liwu’s 17th exam is about to begin! Ken & Maria are suited up & ready for the little fluff ball. twitter.com/sandiegozoo/st…
— San Diego Zoo (@sandiegozoo) December 13, 2012
When keepers brought Xiao Liwu in, a hush fell over the room, which was soon replaced by giggles and squeals as Liwu squirmed all around. He was a little wet and muddy from the rain, as was expected, but he was bigger and more vigorous than ever.
He’s a little wet & muddy from the rain but bigger, stronger, & very “busy” today. #PandaCub twitter.com/sandiegozoo/st…
— San Diego Zoo (@sandiegozoo) December 13, 2012
Some bamboo leaves and a little tree log were placed on the exam room floor for Liwu to play with, but he showed little interest. He kept trying to crawl to other areas of the exam room, but he did stop for a second to mouth some bamboo that was offered to him.
Teething on bamboo #PandaCub twitter.com/sandiegozoo/st…
— San Diego Zoo (@sandiegozoo) December 13, 2012
Believe it or not, in between all the swooning some real science actually occurs. The Panda Team performs all kinds of physical diagnostics to ensure our little man is thriving. During some measurements, Xiao decided to entertain us with a panda “headstand.”
#PandaCub Headstand! twitter.com/sandiegozoo/st…
— San Diego Zoo (@sandiegozoo) December 13, 2012
The exam was over before I knew it. It ended so fast, and it was such an unreal experience, that it’s almost like it didn’t even happen—like I dreamed it. But it happened, and I’m incredibly honored to have experienced it.
#PandaCub Xiao Liwu’s exam just finished & he was more active than ever. Stay tuned for more pics & video. twitter.com/sandiegozoo/st…
— San Diego Zoo (@sandiegozoo) December 13, 2012
It was not only a pleasure to be around Mr. Adorable himself but to experience the inner workings of our panda conservation program firsthand and to be a brief part of the incredible conservation work that our team does. I am forever in awe of our Panda Team’s passion and dedication to saving this endangered species.
Matt Steele is the social media planner for San Diego Zoo Global.
Note: Xiao Liwu weighed 14 pounds (6.4 kilograms) this morning and measured 27.5 inches (70 centimeters) long.
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OH my gosh! he looks so big!!! and beautiful!! What in the world was he doing to get muddy?!
I hope there will be a video, I don’t do that tweet thing, wasted money I would rather donate to SDZ. Besides video is better!
Her must have been visiting the sunroom.
I don’t tweet either. I share Grammie’s sentiments. I enjoy the stills but really look forward to the video. We can’t HEAR him/them in the stills and that is so sweet. I do hope you’ll continue posting videos of the exams. Thank you
Twitter is free…
Twitter may be free per say… but depending on ones plan is where the difference is, you still have to pay, one way or the other, the service providers. I just checked with mine and that is what I was told.
I am sorry, I don’t get such a limited path.
So twitter it is… interesting.
You can do twitter on the internet. No phone required. But, certainly, if one is not interested, you’re not interested.
All you are paying for is internet access when you use twitter, and you are using that to visit this site. Not sure where you think the extra cost is coming from.
My point! You still have to have, at minimum, internet access to “register for an account” to use tweeter, facebook and other stuff like that. Last I check, internet access is not free unless, ones spends their time driving/walking around town searching for free internet access like at Starbucks. So “Free” would be if one could access it on a hard wired land line! Yes, I still have that too!
Also, not everyone wants to sign up for these so called “free” accounts, I actually know of some very very good reasons not to, however this is not the place to discuss them. Rarely is anything truly “free” these days. These may not be as “free” as one may think.
I do not use tweeter, facebook and the likes regardless of “free” or not… I don’t need it and don’t want it. If it is required to obtain what I want, plain and simple… I no longer want it!
But…you already have Internet access, you are here aren’t you.
My internet access is unique.
Normally internet access, stand alone or in package, has to be bought.
Anne, Facebook is also free, but our mailboxes get too full to deal with as it is. Some of us for various health, work, sharing, etc. problems do not get all of the time we need to deal with those networks, and those are used for putting us on many lists. I don’t have much to steal, so if something like that happens I am in deep yoghurt, and only joined Facebook for access to the photos shared on the SDZoo spot. There were some surprise pluses, but I am not sure they are worth the possible minuses. Love grammmie
This is only one of the problems with the so called “free” stuff. I do not have the time to be on top of the issues they cause.
SDZ is one of the few luxuries I allow myself on the internet, they really are safe (I did check that first) in my book.
I don’t want to join another social network. I only joined Facebook to have access to the photos that were put there by the zoo, and other visitors that added them there too. I must admit I was able to reconnect with some pals I had lost touch with, so I felt better about Facebook.
I agree on the tweet thing….I don’t do it either. I love the video’s.
he is so awesome, just like his parents!
I don’t tweet either. I struggle with Facebook but I really look forward to the videos of this gorgeous wee guy’s exams. I live on Crete and check on him twice a day. Might even head to San Diego to see him! More videos please!
Carole in (or on) Crete, you come on over just as soon as you can. Our lovely, and huge zoo is open seven days a week, with extended hours during summer, and some holiday times. If you are near or at the end of January you will probably get to see Bai Yun and Mr. Wuuuu in the fur. That is not official, there could be a setback, but big brother Yunnie made his debut in early to mid January, 2009. The summer months can be quite warm, but there is Night time Zoo. Love grammmie
Oh, yes, please post the video for those of us who don’t twitter or facebook. I know we’re dinosaurs, but we do love Xiao LiWu.
Moderator’s note: The video will be posted sometime today. Keep checking back!
Thank you Panda staff for all your wonderful care of the Pandas.
Is there any way we non-tweeters can view the video?
Best regards and thanks,
BH
Moderator’s note: The video will be posted sometime today. Keep checking back!
Hello wonderful keepers, I would like to know if Go and Yunny are ever put in together in the same closure, it seems they could have fun playing together???
Moderator’s note: Gao Gao would not appreciate that at all: that young whippersnapper might take all of his ‘boo!
And were he to ascend a tree Gao might not be able to follow him! Gao is a very “grounded” bear, and I do not think he is looking to change that. Besides he would not like having to smack his son upside his head. So far their relationship has been good, and if Yunior would have to slip him a gallon of Boo Beer, it would make our Bai unhappy, and nobody wants to see her smacking anybody upside the head. You have heard the saying “heads will roll”??? Well heads would roll if she had to put the guys in their place. Love grammmie
Matt, Matt, Matt… You have so many of us green with envy over your opportunity. Congrats for getting so close to Xiao Liwu. I wish I was in your shoes
I have been watching mom and baby for quite a while now. I really enjoy the early mornings when baby gets away from mom and crawls out of the den. Then mom goes to fetch the little one. When will we get to see him crawling about outside?
Moderator’s note: You’ll have to ask Bai Yun.
So far Her Imperial Highness Bai Yun is not talking!
As soon as I think he has been properly trained to not embarrass the family in public, Mr Gao Xiao Li Wu (ok ok Wuuuuuu Wuuuuuu Wuuuu) will make his public debut. Not a moment too soon or too late.
On behalf of Gao Gao, I want to thank one and all for the love and interest in our youngest boy. He still has some growing up to do.
Blessings of the Season,
Missy Bai
Thank you Missy Bai. We are all so enthralled with your youngest and just can’t WAIT to see him in the enclosures.. we hoomans are an impatient lot, if you hadn’t figured that out!! : ) I am so looking forward to my trip next late June/early July!! I am sooooo looking forward to coming to see Wu Wu!!
Dear Bai Yun, I confess to being one very ignorant “hooman” when I started viewing your interactions with baby Xiao Li Wu in early August. Your care, discipline and playful love sessions are enviable and I promise to NEVER take your P. bear mothering skills and attachment to baby Wuuuuu for granted ever again. So. I humbly propose to Your Most Beautiful High Imperial Majesty Bai Yun to teach a parenting class to us ‘hoomans’ as can be arranged. My bears will contact your bears for details. ( Pls. keep in mind some aspects of the instruction will need to be,ummm, modified! Love to you and all
you do to teach us so much! ( Thank you Beverly for the proper title for BY. I winged it. Sorry if I messed up.)
Rebecca, It is Purrfect, I agree, I think she should give Mothering Skills classes, her skills are always loving and right on time!
BTW… sometimes winging it brings about some of the best out of us having fun, love it!
Can’t wait to see him or even meet him for real.
I agree…I love the videos with audio and action and don’t tweet…not even for our little guy whom my daughter partially adopted for me for my 61st birthday!
Thanks so much for this Matt – you are very good at writing, I almost felt I was
there myself watching our little man and the excitement it brings to everyone who has this incredible experience. Such magic comes from the Panda. WoW!
Thanks to all staff/panda team too.
My question, too: How did our adorable little pure white and naughty black baby get wet and muddy? How can this happen without us knowing about it and viewing it?
Moderator’s note: He was in the sun room prior to the exam, which has a substrate rather than concrete floor. It got a little wet.
Well said Judy and Beverly — I really do not have to add a word. love grammie
Beverly I just recently added a link for you on the last blog.
Thanks, I left a reply.
You are talking about:
Grammmie
Posted December 13, 2012 at 12:40 PM
Add a slash between the “s” in photos and “mwyatt”
Yes!
Jusy I am sorry about the misspelling of your name. My iPAW Mini keeps correcting for me while I type, and has not yet seen your name fifty million times so it will stop with the auto correction. I will try to remember to check it any time I use your name.
Psst, Grammie… I’m not offended at all because you did spell it correctly *LOL* I’ve taken to the misspelling because of friends and co-workers and it’s a good one to use as I travel through the worldwide web
We all want to know: how much did he weigh today?
Moderator’s note: 14 pounds.
No wonder he looked bigger! Thanks
14 POUNDS!!!!!!! OMG!!! wait just a minute, he is growing way too FAST!!! Grammmie, Moderators… someone, please put a stop to this pdq!!!
I hear you Beverly, and I would love to help, but H I H Bai Yun will not let me get my hands on him. You know how closely she watches since the Nanny Keepers were suspected of perhaps kissing and spoiling Mr. Wuuuu. I don’t know what we can do. Maybe Bai will send us some words of comfort.
I hope so… I am frantic!!! How did this happen so quick… OMG!!! Yikes!
Grammmie, ((Ö)(Ö)) Do you think this has anything to do with, you know the K word possibly by those k s Nanny Keepers?!!! You know, it could be their doings too!
WHAT K WORD? Hmmmmm….????
Dearest HIH Your Majesty Bai Yun
The “K” word is kissing, oooowwwweee I said it, will Bai bite me first, or Beverly?
I sort of caught the live-tweeting and was pleasantly surprised that SDZoo was actually doing this! Just wanted to say that the efforts by the SDZoo to reach out to the public through blogs/social media are much appreciated. Now patiently waiting for the exam video…
That is odd, I am impatiently waiting for the exam video!
Moderator’s note: We have a short version posted on our YouTube channel.
That was not enough. We need to see lots more
Jusy do you have a link I can use to find it???
If you have not discovered and you have the SDZ app on your mini iPaw, SDZ has posted that video under Media.
Jusy, I am still just stumbling around and sometimes get lucky to find what I want. There are many times that I have no idea why I am suddenly looking at a screen that I only can escape by shutting down and starting again. At first I thought I must be touching something wrong, but after at least 30 times in two weeks I am not so sure. I have small arthritic fingers when my pinky on my left hand is underneath, with rest of fingers under to support, and one finger typing I find it hard to believe that one typing finger is the culprit. Whenever I am on the computer where I can copy and paste I include a link in case there is somebody out there less blessed than even me. Love grammmie
Very cute!!
Oh I just love watching him, I hate to see him grow up but I’m being stupid, he can’t stay a baby forever!!! He is so loved by all. Hopefully they will also have a video on this exam.
I wonder why it won’t play for me….no start or play button, no arrow; nothing. I’ll just have to wait for the longer version
Lil Gift is so beautiful, wait Handsome!! I dont miss a day not watchin him n mom on the cam provided graciously for the world to view. I have learned so much from just watching, the gentleness of the Panda to their young, the parent instinct they have, the love and care she gives to Lil Gift . And boy has he grown. I am in awe of those of you who have been able to cuddle , touch and even be in his presence. Just want to reach through the screen n give im a big hug myself, or help him to roll over, to get him crawling..funny how you talk to a screen when giving advice to him to help him achieve his infant goals to becoming a strong young panda. I commend your staff of the dedication to the Pandas . Soon hope to see our lil guy out n about in play w mom and view him on cam. A wonderful careing staff you have and God Bless you all.
do you have any date for the little one to make his public debut??
Moderator’s note: No, sorry.
Great blog entry!
What a great time you had with Master Xiao Liwu today Matt. I bet it was hard to do your job while watching him. How much did you have to pay for this job. I bet it was all worth it though.
I have to check those tweets more regularly. Thanks for including the snapshots of them in your interesting post! Do I even have to mention I’m green with envy? Wish I were in your shoes today!
Xiao Liwu muddy? Naaahh…his Mommie made sure to have him ready for the exam – all shiny and clean and cute and adorable as ever 
Does Bai consider a baby playing in the mud and rain as anything but normal, and something the NannyKeepers just might as well get used to as we enter “our rainy season”? Perhaps he had just sung a sweet song to her, and convinced her to not give him a baff? You never know with Sweet Wuuuu, he is also allowed to go into and out of the den without always having to follow Bai’s left hip. It seems to me that he is more advanced than Yun Zi at this age, but I found it funny with the “left hip placement” that has been mentioned with Mei Sheng’s need for mommy. Love grammmie
I am so envious and hopefully, there will be a video posted soon!! I can’t seem to get enough of Xiao Liwu.
Is he still getting his vaccinations and if so, for how long?
Moderator’s note: He has completed his vaccination series.
Bai Yun is doing such a great job taking care of her little one. He is getting big and he is getting around more. When will they be out on exhibit together?
Moderator’s note: No date has been set yet.
Great news from National Zoo! Billie Jean gave birth to 2 Andean bear cubs just after midnight. Couldn’t see them in the den just now. They are about 3 times the size of a panda cub, so still pretty tiny. BJ is laying down all curled up in the den. Wish they had this kind of luck with Mei Xiang.
How is it I miss all the excitement? I totally missed the live exam tweeting! Like I also went to bed 15 min. prior to The National Zoo’s Andean bear “Billie Jean” giving birth to twins last night. GEESH! But I adore Mr. Wu and I love watching him each and every day!
Loved the play-by-play Matt! Your excitement is palpable through your description and made me feel as though I had been lucky enough to be there too! It was also nice to see the faces behind the photos and videos that memorialize our Xiao Liwu’s growth, development and above all: extreme adorableness. Great job to everyone involved!
We’ll we get an update on his weight etc.?
Maybe a video for those who enjoy the movement of the cub???
TNX
Moderator’s note: The video is being processed. He weighed 14 pounds this morning.
Mr. Xiao Li Wu gained 1.5 lbs since the last exam. recently he seems to spike a tiny bit every other weighing. he seems to be growing really fast. even if you just go back 1-2 months in the exam videos it’s fun to watch how quickly he develops. you wascally panda you!
He’s so cute! I’m jealous with envy, I would love to hold him.
Has he gotten more active outside now? Watching him grow up makes me think of a real baby, growing at his own pace:)
Thanks for all the kind words everyone, I’m glad you’re enjoying the blog. More photos and video from the exam will be posted soon!
Matt, Thanks, those are excellent photos, did that go with your tweets or what?
Matt you did a great job. What neat thing to be involved in. Mr. Wu is getting so big. Did you get to hold him? I hope you did. Thanks for the blog and the tweets.
Matt, you may have been in awe of the passion and dedication of the Panda Team, but consider this….they get to hang out with pandas every day they work, and they get paid for it too!!!
Matt, thanks so very much for your tweets and for the write up of the exam. Felt like I was right there, too.
I just love this exam with all of the great pics and the story with it. He looks so big. He just melts my heart. :0)
Careful Julie, you are in great danger of becoming a card carrying Pandaholic, treatment is difficult, and not cheap.
LOL! It is to late for that Grammmie! Mr Wu is my first baby to watch i even have to check out the other sites because I go thru withdraw when SD cam has nothing on it. Don’t tell Bai Yun and Mr. Wu LOL!
So-just what is shutting my big mouth worth to you? How do you think Bai can get in such great mothering and know which NannyKeepers to keep her eyes on? I am not saying anything for sure, but just giving you food for thought. Love grammmie
Well if Bai knew I was keeping my eyes on her grandson to make sure he is doing fine she wont be to mad. He is such a cutie pie. LOL
i am no doubt, a Pandaholic!!! No doubt about it. It is wonderful thing to have this problem. Thank you SDZ.
Thanks, Matt, for an intriguing contribution to the blog.
Am curious as to how long our little guy is.
Moderator’s note: He is 27.5 inches (70 centimeters) long.
Thanks. He’s also stretching out a bit.
Wow and he getting gettig so big cuteHe playing now,and he can sit.
Mr. XLW was heard to say when the first photo with the keeper was taken as he walked across the floor “Shally Woo, comin’ frew!”
He is speraking rather well for his young age, isn’t he?
LOL
Wednesday afternoon wrestling—Action in the den. Mr. Wuuuu thinks he is winning just because momma is trying to take a nap…love grammmie
That little rascal fought with Bai, then made his escape when she was half asleep. I don’t know if he came back, or just got close enough for her to grab him, but still not in napping mood so he escaped again. H I H Bai Yun finally had to get up to follow him. Poor Bai, she needs a nap, not to play with Mr. Wuuuu. I got the day wrong in last post, it is Thursday afternoon. When you only slept for two half hour naps all night you do not know one day from another.
Mr. Wu is right. He’s a big boy panda now or at least looks like it
Love the blog and the pictures 
4:51 PM It tickles me beyond words to see Mr. Wu sitting up on his fluffy backside like a big Panda, and mouthing/teething on boo. I feel like a proud grandmother!!
Lou, don’t forget that small though he is Mr. Wu is a GIANT Panda Boy.
lol!!
Isn’t he just beautiful! What a character..I think he will be a lot like his brother, Yun Zi! So many times I see him asleep in his den or MIA. What a treat right now to see him wide awake, sitting up, mouthing the boo and both his back feet busy with excitement! Loving him so much and what a treat you got! Something you will remember all your life!
Just caught myself up on the last 3 updates and articles that the keepers wrote. The article about the Circle of Friends event was pretty interesting. Sharing the story of the start of the panda conservation effort at SDZ in 1996 was interesting when you started out with Bai Yun and the late Shi shi coming to SDZ. The rest is history! Shi Shi went back to China after Bai had Hua Mei, and Gao Gao came to SDZ after that, and those 2 bears have been a hit since then with 5 more cubs to their credit. The pandas and their scent smells story was cute, too. All of the pandas have their favorite scents that they love to smell and roll themselves in. I liked the part of Gao rolling in his favorite scent powder and falling asleep in it! And Yuni, well, the master redecorater was at it again redoing a tree limb! Can’t wait for that new artificial tree to get put in for Yuni to climb on and NOT redecorate it! Waiting for the full video of Xiao’s 17th cub exam. Will check the shorter version on Youtube a little later on. I loved the article about the tweeting of the exam along with some very adorable and cute pics of Xiao. I’ve been on the pandacam off and on, and I have been able to catch Bai and Xiao in the den either sleeping together or playing with each other. Tonite, Xiao was biting on his mom’s big furry arm trying to play with her, and Bai just laid there on her back just letting him do it! Boy, does she have patience! Then I read one of the articles, and went back to the pandam, and little fluffy butt was already out the den door and gone, then Bai decided to go out there with him. Right now, there is no one at home!
Got some panda news from my Pandas International email newsletter about a week ago. Tao Tao is adapting very well to his new home and life in the wild mountains of China. His GPS collar is working very well and is providing the Wolong staff good tracking info on Tao’s movements, whereabouts, and locations. Tao even ran away from a couple of researchers that were out in the field when he saw them, so the reintroduction training is working well so far. China researchers and biologists have started their once every 10 year count on wild pandas. With new tech, they can do the job better, get more things done quicker using GPS, and making notes on the panda habitat areas. Based on their data collections, they should be able to implement better conservation policies. On October 20, 2012, opening ceremonies were held at the new Wolong Giant Panda Center in Gengda, China. This new facility replaces the old Wolong Panda Center that was largely destroyed by the May, 2008 earthquake in Hetaoping. The new facility is still located in Wolong Nature Reserve but in a safer area. Alot of the Wolong pandas are living in the new enclosures already. It’s not open to the public at this time due to more continuing construction on other buildings, but they should be open in the next few months when they are done. There were 2 articles about baby pandas, one of which was about Bai’s little boy, Xiao Liwu and the name ceremony. Another article was about another baby panda at Adventure World, Wakayama, Japan. This baby panda girl was born on August 10, 2012, and her new name is Yu Hin! Her mom is Rau Hin and her dad is Ei Mei, and she now weighs 7 pounds. A couple of scientific articles dealt with the climate change on the bamboo that the wild pandas eat in the Chinese mountains, and a discovery of early panda fossils that have been dated as far back as the Miocene Epoch. You can read about these articles on the brand new Pandas International rebuilt website.
Well, that’s all for now. Gonna get back on the pandacam to see if Bai and Xiao have come back home yet. I guess you all have had some rain in the last couple of days! Stay dry as best as you can! We’re cooling down here in Florida after nearly 2 weeks of warm!
Bye for now!
Chari Mercier
St. Pete, FL
It is always nice to see your posts Chari, I miss you when you skip us for a few days. You always have something to tell us that we might have missed otherwise. Can you believe the number of stories we have gotten in these last few blogs??? I hope you enjoy them as much as many of us do. Love grammmie
Thanks, Grammie! I like to share what I can with you all, especially after I get my Pandas International email newsletter that I know that alot of people don’t get into their emails. PI is always as much up to date about the pandas as they can be when they get good important info about them. Gonna go back to pandacam! Little fluff ball is sound asleep right now!
Chari
Hi Chari! I was reading some passed blogs and was reading some of your posts and wondered where you were, even went looking in more current ones! Anyway just wanted to say “Thanks” for all the great information you pass to us, I always look forward to it and will read it several times too.
Beverly, I am in the Southwest-San Diego area, and Chari is in Florida, covering another corner, where are you??? Do you have another corner or the center corridor??? Love grammmie
I am in North San Antonio, Texas! Our Zoo does not have any P. Bears. It may be too warm for them, but it is a very nice Zoo, I support them as well.
If I could, I would not hesitate to move to San Diego, I just love that city, it is beautiful! Oh yes, I have been to Florida many times, it is beautiful there too! One day, I will move near the water, I just know it.
Gosh, I just realized, look at how the world is represented here! Amazing!!! and the common denominator is the beloved P. Bears!!!
My daughter and family have not been to see the pandas yet, but live southeast of you in Robstown, Tx. Perhaps you, she and my youngest granddaughter could drive out here to see the pandas. You get south central USA. Love grammmie.
Xiao Liwu is back home in the den by himself and just curled up to take a nap! He probably pooped himself out being outside with mom! Cannot believe that Xiao is at 14 pounds already! And 27.5 inches in length?? That boy has done some growing lately! Just checked the growth chart, and Xiao is taking after Su Lin and even matching her in the growth department! That’s pretty interesting in itself!
Back to the pandacam!
Chari Mercier
St. Pete, FL
Awwww how cute he’s trying to be just like mom teething bamboo is a great first step from being weaned off bai… Can’t wait to see him grow up some more
Just to let everyone else know – this is MY baby…..it’s my pleasure to share him with you! (lol). I just love this little guy & WISH he was mine. He is sooooooooooooo cute!!!!
Thank you for taking such good care of this baby & the others. You are fabulous!
Well I just looked in on Mr. Wuuuu—–either Bai is making him stay in the den by himself, or she wore him out and put him in a milk coma, because he isn’t even moving now.
Will we get a video of this? Very nice article/comments but I don’t do the tweet thing & I so missed not seeing a vid :- )
Great exam and info. Can’t wait to see the video, I watched the you Tube video.. VERY cute! I watch every day. Still wish there were sound
So cool Matt. thanks for sharing.
Hi Matt – Greetings from Australia
Thank you so much for the tweets and photos of our little man. he really is Mr Adorable and it is so wonderful to be able to watch his progress and follow his journey with his wonderful family and all of the fabulous nanny keepers.
May I take this opportunityto send warm Christmas wishes and happy holidays to all of the staff at SDZ, the bloggers from all over the world and to the panda family.
Cheers and hugs from Jan, FuNi and Wang Wang
And we wishing all of you and your Pandas a wonderful season and a successful mating season, so that next year we may s
watching your great joy……..love grammmie
What a treat! Liwu is hanging out in the den right now, entertaining himself with bamboo sprigs. With the denning phase fast coming to an end, I didn’t expect to glimpse the little guy hanging out in there! Thanks to Matt Steele for his tweets and enjoyable blog entry.
Omg…he is adorable!! I want to cuddle with our lil gift! Thank you SDZ for everything you all have done for us Mr. Wu fans. Can’t wait to see him in January.
Sounds like Matt has experienced the wonder and magic of being in the prescence of the most charismatic animal on earth! On the Charisma Scale from 1-100, giant pandas, particularly giant panda cubs, rate 1,000,000,000,000,000!
WOW..he is getting big..thanks for the tweets and pictures..looks almost like his head is too big for his body….or is it a bad camera angle? .hmmmm
OMG! The furrball is sooooo big now. He keeps getting bigger and bigger by the minute. More to cuddle and hug:)
Do not worry, you still have lots of time to enjoy him as a baby. He will stay babyish until he leaves his momma at about 18 months of age. You still have a year to watch, giggle, and tear up seeing Wuzzie grow. Love grammmie
That will be great to watch Mr Wu growing up. Thanks and Merry Christmas to all the SDZ staff and of course to Bai and Mr Wu and all the other Pandas.
I don’t know what tweet is or how to do it. I will be glad when they put up a longer video that the one on utube. I think our little man is cute but I won’t choose between him and zunnie. Zunnie was just as cute and is so fun to watch now. I think this little fellow is going to be as much fun to watch as yunnie and I wll be interested to see what he likes and doesn’ like compared to yunnie.
I wish you had put the link to the u-tube video—I am quite less than gifted when it comes to computers–and I got my first one about 10 years ago. My son, and personal guru for computing is not really patient with me, especially if he already showed me how to do something 8 years ago- the only time I needed it. Sometimes he forgets how badly my brain was affected by my years of two infections running through my head. The brain is the first to go when that happens. I reread some blogs as if they are brand new, only to find I did read it-I had commented on it. Love grammmie
Moderator’s note: Here you go, Grammie! Click here.
nope..doesn’t open for some reason.
Got it!! What an active cutie! Thanks so much!!
Thank you so much moderator, this blog would not run without you guys. By the way folks, anyone can use the “Click Here” even if your name is not grammmie. Love, Hugs and Kisses to you all…..love grammmie
That is so funny… I have to admit, I did NOT click on the “Click here” as I thought it was personal!
LOL LOL LOL……etc…….
In the den, he still looks so small, but during his exams it’s amazing to see how big he is getting! Looks like he is still neck and neck with big sister Su Lin as far as weight goes. I wonder if this was his first experience with rain (I am guessing yes, since it rains pretty rarely here.)
God bless the whole team and the wonderful Giant Pandas. For them it is worthwhile to live. Many thanks dear Matt.
The most beautiful creation on God’s earth!!
Day 8 Story 8
Gao Xiao Li Wu was walking down the red carpet with 2 panda babes on each arm. He was the first panda mega superstar. He could sing, act, dance and he was a doctorate holder in ecology. He had come to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
Dr Gao and his team of pandas have managed to achieve world peace. There was now no more wars and weapons. When he walked down the red carpet the pandarazzi went wild. Flashes were going of like the Fourth of July.
During the Dinner, he was constantly sought out by world leaders and former world leaders like Tony Bear, George W Bear and Angela Bearkl. When his citation was read, the whole room broke out in an 5 minute ovation to the young bear.
Looking dapper in a Hugo Bear tux, he mounted the special steps prepared for him so that he could reach the top of the podium to share his thoughts. He smiled and waved to all present. He was so calm.
‘Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you for all your kindness and love. I want to say I stand here as a product of love. My Papa, Gao Gao, and Mama, Bai Yun, have lovingly produced 5 cubbies and have raised all of them to love. It is because of my parents’ teachings and nurturing that I realized that love can save the world.’
At the moment the cameras panned to Gao Gao and Bai Yun, both beaming with pride. Gao Gao was gently squeezing his wife’s paw under the table.
‘And when we can love one another regardless of circumstances and backgrounds, we can overcome all forms of biasness such as racism. I am black, I am white, and I am Asian.
My P TEAM has worked very hard to share panda love round the world. We are happy to announce as of yesterday, every nation has at least a pair fo pandas. In every country that has hosted a panda couple, peace will inevitably break out. I hope this fragile peace will be cherished and maintained so that hoomans, pandas and all animals can live together in peace, love and joy.
On behalf of my team, we want to thank you for the award and we look forward to building on the foundations built by so many hoomans and pandas in the past. Thank you and God bless you!!’
As he left the stage, his parents and siblings surrounded him and hugged him. Bai Yun hugged him tight, ‘Mama is soooo proud of you, Li Wu!’ ‘Hey Wu Zi!’ Wuu Wuu Wuu, great work!’ yelled his siblings.
‘Hee Hee Hee!’ giggled young Wu, ‘Stop tickling meeeee! Heee Heee!’
‘Wake up, Wu Zi! Time for a bath!’
‘No, Mama, I win Nowel Pweace Pwise! You can baff me!’ said Wu Wu as he rubbed the sleep from his eyes, ‘Oh Mama, I is having nice dweam!’
‘Humpff, BATH TIME NOW!!!’
‘HEWP!’
Oh Lucilla, you know how to get to my childhood-adult core of fantasy and real animal conservation. Just love your ‘stowy.’ and obvious love and respect for animals, ‘specially the Gao-Bai family. You made my day. Where were these sweet stories when I was growing up?! Nancy Drew Mysteries would have taken a back seat to the P bears I can tell you.
Aloha
Each and every story a special treasure–how to say more than Thank You for such wonderful fantasies and real wishes. Love grammmie
Dear Panda Team,
I am curious as to whether Mr Wu holds conversations with his Mama. Does he vocalize and does she respond to his vocalizations? When I watch the Panda Cam, it appears to me that they seem to be conversing. Do they?
Panda Hugs,
Lucilla
I wonder the same thing, they are missing out on lots of things they would never have a chance to do later if they don’t chatter all of the time. They need to get as much love and learning into these first 18 months of life that they can, so our Wuuuu can grow into the best possible Panda that he can be. Love grammmie
NZ panda cams have sound but I didn’t hear any “panda speak” between Tai Shan & Mei Xiang. There might be a grunt or two.
True but I was wondering between a mama and baby there may be more ‘conversations’ happening as mama instructs her cubby and/or him needing her.
Lucilla
Lucilla, I have been curious about that too. I often see Snugglepuff’s mouth open and close, like he is “talking”, but not sure if there is sound or not and can not seem to figure out if this is something The Beautiful and Most High HIH Bai responds to from her Snugglepuff. Surely the Suspected Kiss Sneaking Nanny Keepers have insight on this, being they are so close to Snugglepuff!!!
Panda Team responds: This particular baby is a quiet little guy. We don’t hear a lot of vocalizations from him, but he does squawk on occasion.
Thank you P. Bear Team! Now we know, he may be yawning, not really making any sound, Snugglepuff is such a sweetie!!!
Couldn’t believe how much he has grown this week! Seems to going out on his own more these days. 1 question, when do the weekly exams finish?
Moderator’s note: When he becomes too big to handle.
St.Annes-On-The-Sea
Lancashire UK
I read in the blog, New Scents For Pandas that Yun Zi was being his normal ac-tive self and decided to bounce on part of his climbing structure breaking the end off!
I wondered, can I borrow Yun Zi over here to bounce on the Alpine Garden frozen pond so that he can break the ice.
Yesterday I wrote to the blog about Gao Xing’s & Bai Xing’s pond being a bit frozen. However, the weather got worse, it went down to -3°C and ¾ of the pond was frozen. They cannot swim to their island to sleep. Instead they spent last night sleeping on the water. Poor Thing!!
What do you think Gao Gao, Beverly & Grammie?
What size slippers do we need to start knitting??? We could make matching scarves too. I think Yunior would be great at “breaking the ice” but he was not so fond of being in the water, could he bring his surfboard with him to keep as dry as possible? The only other thing I can think of is that we blow some of our warmer air your way, but it is freezing here-down into the 50s F. One nice thing is that Yunior loves to play in the snow, and to entertain while working. We will be thinking warm thoughts and sending them to you and all of the swans, especially Gao and Bai..love grammmie
Oooh, poor babies. I sure wish I could send you some of our warm winter weather, it rarely get cold here and we would welcome some cold weather. Yunnie doesn’t like to get wet, but if some cinnamon was put on the ice, he may be able to break it, it is worth a try! Right now I am knitting a silk/bamboo black Bolero for my white cat, he is going through a P. Bear transformation, I am sure he will not mind me setting this project aside to knit some warm wooly slippers for the precious swans, just need their sizes… Warm thoughts your way.
How much does Yun ZI weigh now? He looks so big!
Moderator’s note: 14 pounds.
180 pounds
I was 14 pounds a long time ago. Heee Heee. Now I am extra fluffy.
Love,
Yunz
Yun Zi, You are a very handsome bear, and you wear it well, just like your grandpa, Pan Pan. Love, love, love you!
Perhaps the mistake was only in the name–but it looks like Eunice could figure that out herself…..love grammmie i
What an exciting opportunity for you Matt to meet Xiao Liwu in person and share what it’s like for a 1st timer ~ your enthusiasm was evident. Thank you for the tweets with the great photos and the blog.
Here are 3 very different videos: The first one is a play session with a very energetic Xiao Liwu and his mother Bai Yun that started at 4:50am PT.
2012-12-12 Xiao Liwu: The Bear Went OVER the Mountain
http://youtu.be/c0Xvm1CJnpY
This video features Su Lin’s cub Yun Hui who is in with 2 other Toddlers at the BFX Panda Kindergarten. All 3 are on the swing-set in the beginning, Yun Hui in the right seat.
2012-12-13 Yun Hui and the BFX Toddler Girls
http://youtu.be/LOHI5vfMBrs
This video shows Bai Yun climbing on the rim that runs around the den … and Xiao Liwu in right under her.
2012-12-14 Bai Yun: Climbing Walls
http://youtu.be/9VJTVG1cAFw
D-Mom I have come to the conclusion that for you to give us a bad video is impossible! Each and every one just blows me away. You must have a flock of computers recording things, since you have to be using some computer to edit and post your treasures. I did not come to enjoy Pandaholism until Yun Zi was born, and I have lived most of my life in the Greater San Diego area, so I did not “know” Su Lin except from Rita’s photos, and occasionally seeing her on the cam, or your videos, but as Bai and Gaoster’s first natural grandson I was very happy to see her son-as gorgeous as his gradparents and mom. Is the young one in the middle related to ZZ? Sure acted like she was.
Thank you so very much for treating us to all of these videos. Love grammmie
The Toddler girls – and boy – are too funny! Love the one who is always hanging upside down!
Thank you so much for that video it was nice to see. I got to see Sun Lin the last time 2 days before she left. One question do you have any idea which one is the boy and which ones are the girls? Keep up the great work.
Thank you again
Yun Hui is a boy, he is Su Lin’s son, Bai Yun and Gao Gao’s grandson. When they are on the swing-set, he starts out in the right seat and then moves to the left seat when Yun Duo (one of the girls) leaves. In the 2nd part Yun Hui is at the top of the frame while the girls are playing and climbing.
And my grandson has a white hind paw. At the moment he is the smallest of the 3 cubbies. Good things always come in small packages in my experience.
Love,
Bai
Dear The Beautiful and Most High HIH Bai,
You the most beautiful Grandmother I have ever seem with the most beautiful P. Bear family. You are an wonderful inspiration.
Hugggs and Air Kisses,
Beverly
Hi Doxiemom..long time no see and thank you for still doing the videos! Hope to “talk” to you soon!
Hi Doxie,
You know how much I love your videos.. I can’t get the last few you did. Don’t know what the problem is. I am getting just a black screen!
I can get the older ones, but just not the past two or three. Oh, how I do miss them!!
Helen
Doxie Mom, you are always therewhen we need additional info. What a wonder you are for us!
Especially for me. I cried when I saw thed pidtures of Yun Hui and his girls on Chasir.
I got some of the baby and Su Lin from a china contact but it was diffcult they were at another area. they were too large to send over my system and I go several of the babies at 10 months and also S Lin and the baby and Su lin eating. So imaghine my surprise and joy when I saw the litttle ne and his irls friends from you. Did you ever find out if he has webbed paws? that was interesting fro me from a scientific standpoint. Gao’s girls haad them as well as boys and did they become part of the grandchildren. White leg? i dont now. Do youn have accessto someone who can give you the information on 2nd generation webbing? I spent many many nhours with Yunnie growng up and some with you too. I am always grateful you ar e there. This littlemone is darling and you know how to [icture him and mama. Thank you forever.
I tried once to sign upm with nyou but had a mistake somehow and never could then.
Virginia
My panda love has probably begun later compared with a lot of bloggers. I was watching the documentation “Pandamonium” shoot in 2006 in Wolong on TV in my home in Turkey last year and I was fascinated learning more and more about these incredible creatures, besides their cuteness. My internet searches have then revealed the Adorable Xiao LiWu who was just 6 days old these days. However, I was unaware of the documentation about what has happened in Wolong and BFX during and after the earthquake by now; I’ve just watched it. The sadness in the face of Mao Mao’s keeper (the only giant panda bear killed in the earthquake) while they buried her, the incredible efforts spent to transport the pregnant pandas to BFX and the joy they have experienced with the healthy babies born there, are beyond the words. Similarly, I saw this joyful expression on the face of Ms. Meg Sutherland-Smith while announcing the birth of our healthy Xiao LiWu and all the staff in the monitoring room during the birth of Mr. Wu and many others enlightening us during the exam videos. Such a commitment…Thank you very very much to make the world a better place…. Really
Itirca, it is so nice that you have joined us. We hope as days go on you will keep letting us know about things you see or find out about Pandas. You will often find links to pictures and articles about Pandas here too. There are also the lighthearted moments when our creative friends give us wonderful Panda stories, that we not only enjoy, but learn from too. When you have questions there is usually somebody ready to help get the answer to you, even if it is wrong. Do not dispair since the moderators tell me when I am wrong. Love grammmie
It funny to watch Mr.Wu amuses himself in the den. That bamboo does wonders. He has no interest in growing up as of yet. I’m actually glad cause I been watching him since he was born and I would hate to see him go on his own. I love this lil boy. Still waiting on the 17th exam video.
Ann, is it the dreamy look on his face that makes us adore the “Bamboo moments” with Mr. Wuuuu.? I know I find them charming too.
oh my Mr Wu is in a pickle with a “big” piece of bamboo. It is biggier that him. Help He is stuck. Sure is having a good time with it, So funny to watch him.
I understand you experienced an earthquake several hours after midnight. What was the reaction of the giant pandas to this event?
Moderator’s note: Your question has been forwarded to the Panda Team.
Have you gotten an answer about the pandas reaction to the earthquakes yet? If you have could you share or the Panda Team let us know.
Xiao Li Wu is very dirty in the picture with his feet in the air. But he got much cleaner in other pics. Did you gave him a bath during the exam?
Lou
I too had a problem getting the video to play. I send Facebook a email. Maybe they can get it fixed.
I just love the very special baby cub. I love to watch him interact with his mom. So many human characteristics, they way that she picks him up and cuddles him in her arms, kisses and cleans him. She is so gentle yet firm with him. How can I tell the difference between the adult Pandas? I never know if it’s mama or one of the others if she is not with the cub. The cameras show different areas, so I can’t tell which Panda it is.
Gao has a bum ear on the left and he has brown fuzzy hair on the inside of his paws. Yun Zi has perfect round ears. Yun Zi has a tall den and Gao doesn’t.
Doubtlessly you have her about Gao’ s small left ear and his brown hairy feetsies (well brown on the bottom but hair so long on top that it is hard to see his claws). Yunior is a handsome dude, with a Keebler elf tree in his enclosure, along with a hammock at his beck and call, and can be a much more active boy than Sweet Daddy Gao Gao. Gao hardly ever climbs, his son can hardly stop. Now, for when Her Imperial Highness Bai Yun is in view, just think of the most perfectly lovely panda you could hope to see, then double it…you may get close to her beauty. I cannot leave this page and expect to get back to it, so since I need to look up a link I will provide it after this post. I sent it to Beverly on the previous blog. When she first is out into other enclosures Mr. Wuuuu will be with her to help you know her too, and she has “The Ears”. There are few pandas around that have the real Mickey Mouse Ears, but she was gifted by Unka Mr. Mickey Mouse himself when she took Mr. Wuuuu North to visit one day. I only know about this because Bai and Mr. Wuuuu told me about it a few blogs back when I mentioned she had bought her ears at the Disney Store.
You never know what you will learn reading the comment section, so read then reread until you know everything we tell each other, and the P. Bears. By the way, in case you have not heard..don’t kiss the P. Bears! Love grammmie
As promised here is the link. I will be checking it to see that it works, and make repairs if it does not.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwyatt129/4110651358/
Gao Gao also has a round head and a shorter snout than Yun Zi.
Hi Sophia, While looking at the P. Bears, always look at the surroundings, they are distinctive too. Relax, enjoy them now, you will be able to identify each P. Bear in no time, it is so much fun to learn about them. Another thing, when they are asleep, browse the past blogs, a lot of P. Bear lovers and Suspected Kiss Sneaking Nanny Keepers have given us some very good insights on this wonderful family!
Bless Bev’s heart we can count on her to get the NannyKeepers and make sure they know she is helping Madame Bai the Beautiful keep an extra set of eyes on them, in case the set in the back of her head don’t work some day. If you see anybody who might even think about kissing the P. Bears you sic Bev on them. Love grammmie
The Beautiful and Most High HIH Bai is counting on us to be ever vigilant!!!
Where is the video?? Everyone’s waiting!!
Moderator’s note: On the Video page. Click on Active Panda Cub 17th Exam in the box on the right-hand side of the page.
THANK YOU! Oh this little man is sooooo adorable. He is getting really big now, his eyes are beautiful. He is becoming a real handful! Thanks to all who provide us with information, photos and videos – truly a gift to us all around the world.
Got it this time…and it was a nice long(er) video. THANKS!!!
I’m wondering if the Cam operators would position the den cam as follows — instead of having the entrance of the den either at the top or bottom of the frame, can we have it on the left or the right. I think this gives us a little bit more viewing of the den and part of the bedroom. I like seeing Xiao Liwu starting to stick his head into the den, working on leaving the den or walking along the den entrance.
Thank you!
amusing watching big brudder Yun Zi try to find good napping positions on his climbing structure.
you better not bounce, I'm telling you why - your new climbing tree is coming to town.LOL
Now Mo… I did NOT see him do that bounce thing!!! I’m thinking something on the lines of the SKS Nanny Keepers jumping up and down on that branch having a good time with Yunnie that caused it to break!!! It could happen.
Poor baby, he is really having a time of finding just the right place to catch a few Zzzz!
I finally got to see the video, it was sort of worth the wait. People have been begging for longer videos, and I kind of agree with them. If you chat up the idea with the Panda team I think they would be okay with an hour, to an hour and a half, playing with their Mr. Wuuuu for a bit of extra time. Check things out and see what you can arrange, we can be patient for a week or two. Thank you….love grammmie
Grammie — I like your thinking!!! Somehow I don’t think the Panda Team is going to go for it, but what a great idea!
I never get enough of seeing this little guy on video… sigh… Sometimes I wonder if I should be contacting Pandaholics Anonymous… 
We ARE Pandaholics anonymous, and wouldn’t you play with him for an hour, hour and a half??? I think the NannyKeepers are wise folk who would enjoy an unfettered extra hour with our Mr. Wuuuu. So put on a panda suit and join in the fun……..love grammmie
I think they would jump at it in a heartbeat, I know I would, just give me a chance, I can do it!… please, please??!!!!!!!
Beverly I think you need to have a chat with Bai about that, let us know what she has to say.
I’m looking for my P. Bear suit…
I watched the video and liwu really does love his keepers. It is so cute he wanted to be on the one keepers lap. He sure is well adjusted. Females panda’s look out, Yunnie and liwu will soon be in the house. lol
Tanda, can you imagine if those two went on a bachelor prowl together??? The Young Panda Ladies will be swooning left and right. Their big brother has been paving the way for them in China, and promising the female groups that the best is yet to come…..what a family booster Sheng is. Add to that three big sisters are in China giving the boys a boost too. love grammmie
Thank you panda team, for all your wonderful care you give to the pandas…Baby “Little Gift” is growing so big, he is a doll, a love, so adorable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was on the pandacam a while ago, and there was Mr. Xiao’s fluffy butt in the den just snoozing away while mom was out for some me time! He was almost rolled up into a furry ball, too! I heard that you all felt a 6.4 magnitude earthquake earlier today! From what I was able to get on the news, the quake was centered pretty near Anahiem in LA County. You guys have had and felt alot of these quakes this year, haven’t you? I’m sure that the pandas felt it but just kept on with their usual stuff like eating, playing, napping. The news didn’t say too much about this because they were wall to wall on the Conneticut school shooting all day. Pray for Newton, Conneticut!
Watched the video of Xiao’s 17th vet exam. As usual, he was trying to ham it upfor you guys! He’s doing his job–being cute, adorable, loveable, and fun to watch! He does that to you all, he has accomplished his mission!
To all of you that loves all kinds of bears, here’s some great news from National Zoo! Andean bear mom Billie Jean gave birth to twin cubs very early this morning, and from what the keepers are saying on the NZ website, mom and babies are doing great so far! They do have an Andean bear cub cam set up in the den so that everybody can watch Billie Jean raise and take care of her 2 babies on the Andean bear page. She’s pretty experienced after having had twins a couple of years ago or so. Just saw a few pics on flickr, and these little cubs are very tiny, almost hairless, and blind. Momma BJ is wrapped up over the both of them to keep them warm.
Going back to the pandacam! Will be back later on!
Chari Mercier
St. Pete, FL
Well, that’s it for now. Be back later on!
I slept through the last few quakettes, and last year actually was watching pandas on camera when one hit, they had less visible reaction than me. We had a pretty big one in Mexico a couple of years that had me really shaken, but not the P. Bears. They chewed their boo, played with their toys and napped. So do not worry, they bother me more than them…love grammmie
We may be getting a HIH Bai Yun and Mr. Wuuuu sighting break more often in the coming days. You may notice that even in the afternoon that Wuuuu sleeps with all four feet tucked under his body. That is the place (except for his nose tip) least covered with fur, he is tucking in to stay warm. It might mean that Bai will be talked into cuddling faster by him…….he can now come and get her. Do not dispair if you have holiday plans, it might hail here at Easter, but never snow at Christmas, we usually get warm weather at Christmas, and many times needed the a/c so you can cook, wrap, party, etc. love grammmie
12;35 am eastern..watching Bai and Xiao Liwu interacting, and feeling sorry for cubbie when bai rolls him up and he’s upside down and his head is under him, worrying if he can breath. Then he gets out of that and bai is on her back, and Xiao Liwu climbs on top of Bai’s throat, and then i feel sorry for Bai, that she has 14 pounds standing on her throat, and I worry she can’t breath…..LOL
Debbie: Love your insightful observations! You always leave me giggling…
Please do not worry, they can both breathe. I bet if we could see them from a different prospective we would find it does not look as bad as it seems from the only prospective we see now. Remember when he was so tiny we worried she might step on him, or lay down too hard and crush him??? This is just another stage of his growing that makes things SEEM worse than they really are. Take a deep breath, remember WuZi is number 6 for Bai, even if it is the first time for Mr. Wuuuu, she knows everything that is right to do, even if he doesn’t know, and she will tell or show him what is right. I have seen some videos of her other kiddiebears when they were young, and they all grew up, and are still alive. Another deep breath would be good now, and then another, before you know it WuZi will be all grown up, and you will know that around here Bai Yun is Hero Mother Extrodinaire for a very good reason—-she knows the right things to do. Love grammmie
You guys “got me”……..I thought LOL meant “Love Our Lunatics”…….love grammmie
LOL!!! Probably should be! That is funny!
Okay gang just what is on the floor of the Den??? Bai Yun did not bring any bamboo into the den, but is laying on her back eating something grabbed from the floor, that is just way to short, and too direct to the mouth to be bamboo. For a few minutes there I thought she was making WuZi feed her, since he had a bunch in his paws, but then I found she was grabbing it herself. Be the first to answer this question correctly and get a surprise…..love grammmie
Apples?!!!?
It’s Bermuda Hay. The keepers have done this several times since we saw Gao Gao and Yun Zi enjoy it. I think it’s great as Mr Wu gets to feel something different under his footsies.
Jusy, on the end of each leg our baby Wuuuu has FEETSIES….was that just a spelling error??? Even Gao Gao’s glorious toes are on his Feetsies and Yun Zi has been chewing on his feetsies in the den. I am not sure about Bai Yun, she has not TOLD us yet her preference, and as you know she has the last word in PandaLand, about everything.! Love grammmie
Good start-let’s keep those answers coming in. Wednesday is the last day answers will be considered. Love grammmie
How much in pounds does Bai Yun weigh? and how tall is she in feet????
I am always amazed how Bai Yun walks over her baby panda “Little Gift” so carefully….One more question, Do they make any kind of sounds together, to each other???
I love the pandas!!!!!!!
The staff is wonderful how they take care of the animals, they are special people!!!!!!!
Great play-by-play Matt! I’m hoping our Wu-wu will continue to look forward to his weekly exams as much as we do, so that we can continue to be treated with these amazing exam videos. Is it possible that Wu’s head-stand behavior was some form of expression for the Panda Team? Also, it’s obvious that Pandas are really intelligent beings — has it been determined what their intelligence level is compared to us who love them so?
Great play-by-play Matt! I’m hoping our Wu-wu will continue to look forward to his weekly exams as much as we do, so that we can continue to be treated with these amazing exam videos. Also, it’s obvious that Pandas are really intelligent beings — has it been determined what their intelligence level is compared to us who love them so?
Day 9 Story 9
‘Lunnie Mei Mei, I am such a failure!’ sobs Bai Yun as the tears just rolled down her cheeks.
‘JIe Jie, what happened? Quick tell me. Has something happened to Gao or the kids??’ Lunnie was scared as Bai Jie Jie was always composed and in control. She was the undisputed President of the Panda Ladies’ League and has held that post for 3 terms now.
‘Oh my shame! My shame! How can I face the panda ladies now??’ moaned Bai Yun who was inconsolable.
‘Get a grip, Jie JIe! Stop it right now. Tell me what happened,’ demanded Lunnie who realised that Bai Yun was having a meltdown.
‘Yesterday, Wu Zi was scheduled for his 17th exam. I was preparing him and checking that he was OK myself. It was raining outside. And before I could stop him he ran out into the rain to plaaaaaaay! He was soooooo dirty. I could not clean him in time and Kathfie came and took him. On the video, there he was in all his dirty glory. That shameless boy had the cheek to wave to the camera and opened his arms to show his dirty belly. AAAAAALLLLL the people who saw the video commented on how dirty he was. Even on the SDZ blog.
They think I am not looking after him properly. I am such a failure as a mother. Me a hero mother who ought to know better…..*sob*…..I am losing my touch….*sob*….Every one is laughing at me…..I need a large paper bag….How can I go on panda cam now…..’
‘Jie Jie, you are too hard on yourself. Wu Zi is a growing boy and he loves to play, we all know that. No one is blaming you. Who Who says you are a bad mother? In fact they say you are a cool mother who lets her boy get dirty once in a while.’
Bai Yun remains silent as she searches for more tissue. Lunnie hears a honk as Bai blows her nose. There is the patter of baby paws. Xiao Li Wu sees his mama crying, he is shocked. He hugs his mama and holds on tight.
‘HERRROW, Auntie Lunnie!’ he yells down the phone.
‘Heh Heh, herrow Li Wu, how are you?’
‘Auntie Lunnie, I just aced another exam. The doctor auntie said I am strong and my weggies are stable. And I out on weight. Mama is doing a great job they said.’
‘Did you tell Mama that?’
‘I am now. Hee Hee….Mama, you are the bestest Mama in the whole world….of course, auntie lunnie is great too….hee hee hee hee….’
Bai Yun hugs Li Wu real tight. ‘WUUUUUU, WUUUUUUU, WUUUUUU looooves his mamaaaaaaa, cos he is a xiao li wuuuuuu,’ the cubby starts to sing.
‘Lunnie Mei Mei, thanks for listening to me,’ sighs Bai Yun.
‘Honey, we all have those days. It is when the dark clouds come that we count our blessings and realize how much we have going for us. You have your cubbies and I have mine. Some hoomans have lost their cubbies through no fault of their own. We should be grateful.’
‘You are right. I have soooooo much. My husband, my cubbies, my nannykeepers, the panda fans…..My heart also goes out to those who mourn now. May they find the silver lining.’
‘Mama, you are my silber lining, yes?’ asks Li Wu as he tugs on his Mama’s fur.
‘Yes, I am.’
[Dedicated to all who mourn in Conneticut.]
This is an amazing story. Thank you Yunnie — what a mature young panda you have grown to be, with a heart as big as the sky to envelop everyone of us. In your own way you are helping all of us to mourn. We share in mama Bai’s gratitude for what we have. And appreciate our precious little gift all the more. Xoxoxo to you and all the lovely bears.
We adopted our son at age 7. He was not allowed to get dirty in his foster home. One day I heard such sobs coming from the playground behind our house. It seems there was a mud puddle underneath the swings and when he tried to get off the swings his shoes got stuck in the mud
He was heartbroken while I was hysterical laughing. 
From that day he became a normal little boy that enjoyed dirt & mud 
So enjoy Mr. Wu. He is such a joy
Thanks Maureen for reminding us that there is even fun in the dirt and mud! Oooh Yes, lotz if fun and laughter!! I do recall!!!
Lovely… just lovely. These charming stories help all of us smile a bit even during the darkest times. To Yunnie, Bai, Gao and our little Liwu — thanks for giving us all moments of laughter and light…
Yous very nice Anties – and Uncas to care about so many cubbies not their own.”
I am sleepy now so time to rest…..big boy can you watch over all of the Panda babies until I am done resting??? Love grammmie
I found 2 videos of Lin Ping in Thailand few years ago… she is so cute.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ufer0B1Xltg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=QaARvPvG53Y&feature=endscreen
I wouldn’t mind being her keeper for a day.
Lin Ping acts like a human toddler. I can see Woozy doing the same thing very soon.
That is a really a sweet thought-Princess Lin Ping’s Keeper for a day. She was a bit younger then, by the time she was one she outweighed her mother, her father is HUGE, and she takes after him. She weighs more than Gao, and Yunior, perhaps by now more than Bai Yun, our great big beautiful gal! I bet she was doing training with the keeper, she often joined in when they put mom through her paces to do behaviors that made simple exams easy for both the keepers and the bears, like opening their mouths for tooth checks, even probing the gums with a finger, etc. The “high fives” were to stand tall and immobile while holding the bars to examine their bellies, etc. it does very much look like dancing. When I find the links for several .. “Dancing with her keepers” videos I will post them, but I got them while using my iPAW Mini and I am worse navigating on it than on my computer-but if I find them you will have them…..love grammmie
Wow, Matt thanks for the update. I would have loved to be you during this exam.
Great details. Thanks for sharing.
I have been watching Mr Wu chewing on the bamboo. He sure never gives up. He tips over and goes right back trying to pull the big bamboo apart. He sure has been watching his mom chew and tear the bamboo apart. Is he really eating the bamboo yet or just chewing on it? He is one curious bear. Bai came in to check on him. What a good mom.
Just checked on Mr Wu. He is one pooped little brear !!! So Cute !!
The NannyKeepers tell us that he is fully on milk for months yet to come, but occasionally will swallow a small piece of things he tries in his mouth. Once out on regular display he will learn about snackies and try to eat them. Do not worry, Bai will open his mouth for inspection and take out any snackies hiding there. Remember rule one….All food is Bai’s food…love grammmie
For those who missed it or want to relive it again, here is Xiao Liwu practicing his climbing skills in the den around 2am (SDZ Time)
121215 Xiao Liwu: Mt Bai Yun
http://youtu.be/Xuq4_pI1P1g
Enjoy!
The same thing that happened yesterday, happened again today. You open the page and there is no video. Thanks for trying Jusy.
I have the same problem –a black screen. I think You Tube has switched to the new Adobe, and left us who cannot get it out in the cold. It is too bad that they don’t use the new and old Adobe for those people who can’t get a new computer in order to use the new Adobe, or update their older one. I do miss the videos that I love so much.
off the cute meter… thanks
Jusy: Thanks so much for posting this! I for one am thrilled to see it BECAUSE if Widdle Wu is EVER going to get out on display he must be able to climb. And this shows that his climbing skills are coming right along — even if it is at Bai Yun’s expense!
he he he You go, Widdle Wu! 
Thanks Jusy! I been busy getting ready for Christmas so I’m just now getting caught up on the blog and the latest exam video. Ohhh Mr Wu! What big eyes wuuuu have:)
Jusy I just tried it again, first time was busy, second try was perfect 15 or 20 minutes later. Love grammmie
Simply wonderful. This baby is more than ready to be introduced to the exhibit and his adoring public.
Loved the latest Utube vid! (He’s a bit of a night owl and mums fast asleep) Looks like Liwu was hungry!
Now on Panda cam he looks like he’s enjoying his bamboo already.
I think that he and Gao Gao are like two peas in a pod, as the saying goes.
I watched Su Lin, loved Zhen Zhen and Yun Zi but Xiao Liwu seems to be even more cute than the others. Wouldn’t have thought that possible!
Gao Gao and Bai Yun’s cubbies grow up to be really beautiful and handsome bears, don’t they? I bet it would be hard to find another couple in captivity or not that has five cubbies together….love grammmie
Well since he seems to have great mental gifts, just like his big brothers and sisters— hie will probably grow into the most handsome panda known. ( That is excluding the beautiful Beautiful Bai Yun.)
NON NOMNOM NO!C NO LOG> He needs soft somethng(toy) to qiet him when mama is goine and he awakens. Now he screams and tantrums and fusses and carries on in every way he can dev ise. he needs a soft panda toy to keephim company. Try nhim oujt at the next exam. You will see if there is a problem . He needs comforted Pics in the mirror are scary!! LOGS??? Hard things??? He is a baby!! Soft and cuddly. He is not a hard log. Give him a soft something to nhold. Children dont have blanketsfsor no reason, remember? Blankets and soft animals for bed. TUT TUT
Are we watching the same Mr Wu ? He is so laid back.
He needs logs and hard toys …he is bear with sharp teeth and claws.
The exams I see and hear has him quite happy to be with the NannyKeepers, trying to get scratches from them or trying to get into their laps. He did not even protest when vaccinated, and there were three of them over three exams. He has had a wonderful experience with all exams…the Vets, NannyKeepers, and other staff have been taking good care of him. As for the log—-that is one of the things he will be given as an enrichment item when out in the great outdoors, they are just gauging his reaction to it, as with all other things he might see in his travels of the great outdoors . Love grammmie
On occasion as I was watching the baby cub sleep and mama is out of the den, I have seen mice or small rats running across the den and up & into the rear portion of the den, I was so afraid that the rodents would chew on the baby while he was sleeping. Are the Panda staff aware of this, is there any thing to worry about? Thanks for the answer to my previous question.
I used to think they were giant Roaches until they crossed the den and Bai so quickly that I knew it was an optical illusion. This has been coming up since Mr. Wuuuu was born—– what you are seeing are small moths etc. up in the camera area at the top of the den, at least four or five feet above the den floor. In these months since his birth they have never bothered the bears- remember that sightings started in week one……and I happened to be able to figure it out on my own. I think one of the nicest things was the story of the Fairy Moth that Yun Zi wrote near the beginning, of how the fairy moth watches over the baby when Bai had to leave the nest to take care of her own needs. So no need to worry, many of us have already had our fears soothed—in four months he has never been bothered. Love. grammmie
Grammie, I appreciate your responding so quickly. Sorry, but I must disagree with you. These were either mice or small rodents. I saw their tails and watched them scamper up and into the back area of the den. (Opposite of the den door). This has happened several times and it was definitely rodents and not moths or other flying insects. Hopefully the staff is aware of it and not worried. Thanks again.
Moderator’s note: We are not worried.
Thank you so much, if you aren’t worried (and you know what you’re doing) then I know that I shouldn’t be either. You guys do such great work to make the animals have a safe, healthy and happy life. You can tell that they are very comfortable and healthy bears.
WHAT A CUTIE! He is adorable … I wish I could have your job. I look at him everyday and can’t believe how much he is growing! Good job with the blog Matt!
When do we get to see the video of the exam?
Just been checking off and on thru out the day on my Mr. Wu playing in the den. He can stay busy playing with the boo stuff. He is so cute to watch him make his round in the den and then he just curls up in a ball and falls asleep.
Lucilla: I posted a reply above and just wanted to thank you again for this lovely story…
Thanks
Thanks!
Good job Matt! You are so lucky to be part of the exam of the little bundle of cuteness. He is adorable! When will the video be posted? Can’t wait to see it.
Dear HIH Bai Yun;
You are a wonderful mother—perhaps people needed to remember how they wondered if you were giving WuZi too many baths. They could not have been local fans, since they didn’t know that it was raining and the floor of you sunroom is just dirt. If you mix dry dirt with rain and a cubbie the cubbie will wear the wet mud! We all have the same trouble with no matter what kind of cubbies we have. Had the lovely NannyKeepers given you advance notice that Mr. Wuuuu was to be photographed when they took him out I, for one, know he would have sparkled. They were just in wonder how he could look dirty-they had never experienced that enough to believe their eyes. Will they ever be amazed when they have a link to a photo of your Yunior, when he was about 6 or 7 months old, wet and dirty, from head to toe, arms crossed over his chest, looking quite stubborn, saying he didn’t want to come in and “you” (I think he meant Auntie Weeta who was taking his photo, since you do not raise disrespective cubbies) “can’t make me”. He was such a dirty soggy mess I have no idea how you managed to wash him….too soon for the pool, too dirty for the tongue. None of us envied you that day, as much as we always want to snuggle your beautiful babies.
So now it would be nice to dry your eyes, give Littlel Wuuuu a hug and kiss, and call Lun Lun and tell her that you are your bright beautiful self again.
There are too many mothers and families suffering right now to think of you feeling that way. All we can do for them is hold them close in our hearts, and hope that, in time, they will find comfort. None of us could truly know how they feel, and they each need their own time to heal…love grammmie
Hee Hee, I remember that photo of Yunior taken by his Auntie Weeta. He was a stubborn one when he wants to be. Generally he is as sweet as can be. Wu Zi has more of ZZ’ character. He is zesty. Experience and a few hard knocks will hopefully temper that.
I had to hug Wu Zi this past few days as I cannot imagine the pain of losing a child or a parent to violence. Hua Mei lost a cubby and it was hard for all of us. We know that Nature has her ways too. Perhaps if that cubby survived he would not have been strong.
The Gao-Gaos do wish one and all in New Town, Connecticut lots of panda hugs and love as you mourn.
Love,
Bai
Dear Bai and Lucilla and all of you who have Newton CT in your thoughts and prayers: I’d like to thank you for your kind words and heartful messages. Those who were personally effected need all of the panda hugs and kisses you can send their way. There are now 26 new stars in the heavens. God Bless You All.
We will all look up at the 26 new stars tonight and pray our panda and human prayers for them and especially for their families and friends. We will also be thankful for the panda bear family for helping to create one more link in the net that binds us all together.
Lovely said.
New Town,
Our hearts go out to you, may you find peace in knowing so many people care about you and want comfort for you. We hold you tight to our hearts.
With Loving Sympathy.
I hope we can be a bit more caring to each other, so no ones feels like he/she is on the outside looking in and does not know how to ask for help.
Dear Grammmie,
Once I heard about New Town, I knew my worries were silly. Compared to the dear hoomans who lost their cubbies. I want to go hug them all.
We can only offer up prayers to one and all.
Panda hugs,
Missy Bai
My auntie Mary, my mamma, brothers and sister, and I wish to send panda hugs to all those who have lost loved ones and those who innocence is no more and those whose lives have been irrevocably changed by a madman. My playmates in Guangzhou also join me in this wish. We are so lucky to be so loved by so many and we pray that humans can love each other the way we love each other.
I just took a peek on the den cam, my son was right that it is colder tonight……there are eight paws tucked under the bears tonight, 4 for Mr. Wuuuu and 4 for his mommy. Those are bears smart enough to get cozy when need be…love grammmie
One and a half hours later our favorite Bai and Wuuuu are still snuggling together in the den. I knew there had too be an upside to it getting cold. I know that my cold does not compare to some of your cold, I lived my first eleven years in my native Canada—-I know what real cold can be—-but many years in San Diego has thinned my blood plenty (that is 55 years). So enjoy the extra den action while we have it, keeping in mind that my clock and the SDZoo clock are on the same time.
It is 5:09 cst. Went to check the den and behold my eyes their is Bai & Mr. Wu sitting next to each other with bamboo in their mouths. This was so funny to watch. I did get a pic of this.
It appears from the overhead camera of the den that the floor (and bamboo layer) slopes down from the entrance. Anybody know how steep the slope is?
We would have to ask Bai Yun the beautiful since the wooden floor starts out completely flat. Or perhaps you would be willing to get you head and arms through the den door and check for yourself? Love grammmie
Oh Grammmie, I not so sure about that now that we know about the ball situation. you know ” It’s my ball, you can’t have it!”, see exam 18!!! Coolmaker may become headless, that is not good, then we would have to have The Beautiful and Most High HIH Bai and Sweet Daddy Gao intercede, oh my… !!!
Good Morning!
How long will Liwu receive exams? At what age will they stop? Thank you for all you do with the Giant Pandas! I’ve learned so much by watching and reading about them through the PandaCam!
Exams stop when cubs are too strong for the keepers to handle and/or keep up with!
I just checked in on the panda cam and got to see a bit of Gao Gao and then got to see a bit of our darling and handsome Yun Zi. If we cannot see Mr. Wuuuu and his great big beautiful mother Bai Yun, then I am happy! Love grammmie
That came out wrong, I was adding Bai and Mr. Wuuuu—-I meant that seeing all four would make my day. On the other hand, seeing the big boys is nice. We don’t always get to do that. Love grammmie
Moderator, could the cam in the den please be moved so we can see cubbie going and coming from the entrance. So much nicer and more fun. Thanks
it is now 6p. eastern time, and mr. wu is napping in the most delightful position ever to be seen.
he is at the edge of the door, and apparently felt the need for some shut-eye.
is it me, or is mr. wu a mini gao gao?
joan
How about BOTH???
St.Annes-On-The-Sea
Lancashire UK
Can anyone tell me why do Pandas scratch themselves with their feet and not their paws?
Beverly & Grammie your replies were hilarious. Thank You.
Beverly, you do not need to knit any slippers for Gao Xing & Bai Xing & Grammie, you do not need to knit any slippers for Yun Zi because the ice has melted on Saturday. The temperature is now 7-8°C.
Gao Xing & Bai Xing are happy now, they are able to sleep on the island.
The video of Baby Wu climbing on top of Bai Yun is absolutely hilarious. I have never laughed out so loud. He is using Bai Yun as a tool to improve his climbing skill which is good practise for him before he goes out to the exhibit area. Clever Baby!
Mama is my toy! Hee Hee, I cwimb her and I can hug her and I can bite her. Only not her ears cos they be perfeck.
Wuuuuuu Wuuuuu
Dear Precious Baby Snugglepuff Wuuuuuu Wuuuuuu, We can tell you are having a blast with you wonderful “Toy”, you are having so much fun, hehehe!!! BTW… I love your precious song, it is purrfect! I can’t get it out of my head, oh so cute!
Hugggs and Air Kisses,
Beverly
Hooray, and thank goodness our warm thoughts got through to your side of the pond. If the weather gets bad again we will be ready to knit our fingers busy-just let us know the swans need us and we will get busy!!! Love grammmie
That’s right Cynthia, you just let us know the sizes and we’ll get busy! We will keep the Warm Thoughts going your way, we have more than enough to spare for the beautiful swans. Take care!
At 3:43 pm PST one of the outside boys has his back to the cam and looks like an old man sitting at a fishing hole holding his fishing rod in his right hand.
Just put a plaid shirt on him and it would be a funny shot!
I assume that was once a pond but is now full of plants.
Oh my, I just got the most beautiful full screen close up shot of The Beautiful and Most High HIH Bai smiling in her sleep on her platform!!! I love it!
I did not use the camera icon, as that does not seem to be working these days.
Do the keepers know that Yun Zi’s favorite spot to sleep was the forked part of the tree log that was taken down?
Now he’s is having a hard time finding a new comfortable spot to sleep on. The log that was taken down was placed on an incline, making it impossible for him to lay on horizontally.
I feel sorry watching him trying to lay on that spot uncomfortably on an incline. Please either place the log horizontally somehow or back up on the tree. Thanks!!!
Pandas can sleep anywhere. In fact the more uncomfortable looking spot the more they like the spot
Apparently, you don’t watch the pandacam often enough to know Yun Zi’s habits. He still tries to sleep on that same spot on the log after eating, but it’s not horizontal anymore. That’s why he goes elsewhere after a few minutes.
is San Diego having an earthquake or is something shaking the cam, it’s about 4.45 pm on Sunday
Moderator’s Note: I don’t think there was an earthquake, maybe the camera moving just shook a little?
I just checked out the panda cam to catch Bai flipping Mr. Wuuuu into the “bottoms up” position. It makes his rounded backside look like a heart….love grammmie
Good one Grammie! That really hit my funny bone!
It is now 1:12 am December 17,2012 and I am watchung the cam….I was quit in awe when I saw how ruff Momma was slamming the baby around. Also taking his whole head in her mouth e was trying to get away. But she continued to me agressive behavior towards him. Does anyone monitor this? Maybe Momma is tired of caring for him. Clearly she was hurting him you could tell be his actions.
Moderator’s note: Mother bears handle their cubs in ways that seem rough to us humans but work just fine for bear cubs, who are built for such action. Please don’t worry, KIM.
You may not have seen his behavior prior to her aggression. Little Liwu was being a naughty cub while she was trying to nap. He was climbing all over her and was biting, pretty aggressively, all over her face, ears, and back. She was pretty patient up to a point and then finally put him in check.
A lesson all the cubs have had to learn young – don’t mess with mama!
I was sure after Bai came back alone after following Wuuuu when she started self anointing that she would make him come back and join her, which he did, when she dragged him back!
is Mr. Xiao Li Wu considered now to have started his “terrible 2′s” phase? he appeared to bite Bai Yun to the point that she was trying to bite back at him (I guess it hurt or bothered her). she seems to have gone outside a few times to retrieve him for grooming or napping. at least it seems like it is not too cold outside for Xiao Li Wu. (poor Bai!)
Well they both were gone when I got back to the den cam, but baby just STAGGERED back in, got to the wall opposite the door, dropped, tried to get up, gave up and looked like he was going to sleep. I will be checking back in, but not here, I am done in for the night…..love gammmie
Well after I last chatted with you last night I checked on, our babies, just in time to see Wuuuu and to see what was up. Bai was busy trying to get him to play panda games. He was having none of it. Finally he escaped, after a long slow bath he decided it was time to escape, and left. Checking back in. I found little Wuuuu taking good care of himself. He sure knows how to relax when he has to relax. Three cheers for our work with little Wuuuu. Love grammmie
Here’s a nursing session from Friday evening around 7:35pm Pacific Time. Xiao Liwu burrowed under a hunched Bai Yun and she sat up and he started nursing, but then she changed positions …
2012-12-14 A Very Precious Nursing Session
http://youtu.be/3XJPyJTur7s
Aw shucks…this is one of those videos that won’t open…no buttons, no arrows, nothing
The video is great… he really has grown and looks huge, what a cutie pie, I just want to hugggg him! You all are so lucky!
FYI
Su Lin’s baby cub is up for adoption… pandasinternational.pinnaclecart(dot)com/adoption-center-cubs-up-to-24-months/su-lins-2011-cub/
Wish I could…
My white cat thinks I should adopt the precious baby and abandon his P. Bear transformation!!!
OMG! OMG!! what to do to get my place ready for a baby P. Bear!!! I’m in heaven, just think… a baby P. Bear to cuddle!!!!!! the little squeals!!! too cute… OMG!!!
It would be so neat to have a pet panda… but can they be toilet-trained?
Dearest Beverly, I can hardly believe my ears, and eyes, you are adopting a baby panda. I bet you have to scrub footprints off the ceiling, but that is not. Going to be an every day event. What are you going to name him? Does Bai know you plan to raise her grandson in your home, rather than with his mommie??? I would be surprised if sher approves of her daughter having her baby torn from her arms, even gthioouj
gthioouj—-I made up a new word and hit enter instead of erasing it.
Torn from her arms, even by Bai’s good friend Beverly. I would run it by her first, before I hit Pandas R Us. Let us know what she thinks….love grammmie
Well… I sure don’t want that baby P. Bear to go with out a home, and it breaks my heart that baby P. Bear is up for adoption, I am such a softy and can not resist a precious baby needing a home, that is my weakness.
Importantly… I can’t stand to get in trouble with The Beautiful and Most High HIH Bai and more than that, I don’t want him ripped from his precious Mommie, he will be better off with her, my home is open to both Mommie and Baby P. Bear so they are safe.
It was a silly dream I was engaged in! And that white cat that bosses me around made me do it!!!
1:44pm SD time -
Xiao Liwu is playing with bamboos again. Love that it has become a regular thing for him!
Maybe we take up a collection to buy him an asssortment of toys from a pet store? I think that’s called ‘enrichment’
I noticed that the techs giving the e xam didnt wear gloves this time, as they have in the past. At what point is that OK? Can his mom smell the scent of people that have touched him?
Thank You!
Moderator’s note: Once the cub has received all of his vaccinations, the gowns and gloves are no longer needed.
Moderator,
I know the safety and health of the cubby is primary but being able to hold Wu Wu and touch him in the fur must have been a great feeling for the nannykeepers.
Lucilla
Moderator’s note: I’m sure it was. (Too bad I can’t write this with my “green with envy” pen!)
Dear Moderator,
What string do us bloggers need to pull to get you into the next exam session?? Maybe bribes.. I am making pumpkin cookies today, will that do the trick? Let us know..
Moderator’s note: Thanks, AuntiJackie. I wish I knew.
I just have to experience them the same way our panda fans do, through blog posts, videos (not long enough!), and photos.
This morning I captured a couple of postcards of Yun Zi just draped over the fork in a trees, sound asleep. I sent them with the message: “Where does a Giant Panda sleep? ANYwhere he wants.” I got this message back from my daughter;
“Flop. They’re full of plastic pellets, you know. No proper internal organs at all.”
It DOES look that way sometimes
Bean bag pandas…who would have thought.??
Having had the chance to hold a few young adult pandas, I can definitely agree that it felt like holding a large heavy bean bag. The first time I touched a panda was surprised at how very coarse their fur is. Guess I was expecting it to feel like the plush toy pandas.
looks like Yun Zi has found his new sleeping perch, I’m sure he’s missing his tree but seems quite comfortable on top of his cave, what a guy
The days when after a feeding Xiao Liwu falls asleep are over. After Bai Yun laid down so Xiao Liwu could continue feeding around 9:50pm Sunday, Xaio Liwu had other ideas. This is a long one (28 mins) as it was pretty much non-stop action.
121216 Xiao Liwu: Playing (?) with Bai Yun
http://youtu.be/Qnpjf2yiT-w
So if you need a panda fix because the panda cams are down, here’s a possible replacement.
Jusy that was a nice long one, and mamma seemed to get in a few good licks herself. She almost looked like she was getting the better of the two. I would say that. Mamma has gotten her second wind now! Little Wuuuu is not going to be rolling over momma again real soon. Love grammmie
Actually I do not remember Yunior being so feisty with the loveliest Panda on record. How about you lucky people who discovered Pandaholism earlier than Yun Zi…..did any other cubbies act the way this little bundle of “I am goings this way, come along???”., love grammmie
Approx. how much would you say Bai Yun weighs and height????Please…The baby “Little Gift” looks so small next to his beautiful giant panda mom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for all what you do to take care of the pandas……….All of you are special people!!!!!!!!!!
Moderator’s note: Bai Yun weighs 227 pounds and is about 5 feet long.
Wow… big girl!
I am extra extra fluffy, got it?
BY
Little Gift is getting big. He was sitting there mouthing bamboo. He is just too cute.
Day 10 Story 10
dEAr PaNdA ClaWS,
I ish a good cubby. I ish good since I was born about 5 months ago. I wuv my mama, papa and ge ge vewwy much. I stay with Mama and we pway a lot. I wikes her laff and she makes up stowies for me. SHe is the bestest Mama ever. Ge Ge Yunnie says he agwees too.
Papa is a super papa as he has 5 babies with Mama. He says all the natuwal way, whatever that means. He is a funny guy too and he loves his boo.
Yunnie Ge Ge has been wooking after me too. He helps me with twees and tells me about what to do so as not to make mama angwy.
I know some hoomans are sad cos at this time of the year they have lost their cubbies or cubbies have lost their mamas and papas. Mama told me about some bad finks that had happened. Me no wike guns at all. Some hoomans have no munny to buy boo or even a den or a twee to west in.
Panda Claws sir, can you hewp all the sad hoomans pwease? I pwomise I will be good for one more year and be nice to mama and papa.
Oh, my Ge Ge also wants the same but he says he would also wike a twee. And he will be good for a year too, hee hee hee.
Please Panda Claws, Please, Please, hewp.
I will leave you a cup of boo tea and some of my mama’s special honey cluster cookies with approws. Do you like mewk? Mewk from the moo moo mamas? Mama says she can get some for you if you like.
Do your reinbears need some hay? Papa says Bermuda Hay is yummy.
My name is Gao Xiao Li Wu. Hee Hee, yes, I am a gif and I am small, wuuuu wuuuu wuuuu.
‘There’ll be a wuuuuuu Crispmass without wuuuuuu’ so please give special gifs to the poor hoomans.
Wots and Wots of Wuv,
Wu Wu
It is so funny to watch The Beautiful and Most High HIH Bai this morning around 7:10AM PST. She is up, listening to all the sounds, lays down with Snugglepuff, then up listening again… I wonder if she is expecting some wonderful apples!!! I bet she is! Also it is Tuesday… Mmmm maybe another exam!
Who was that said that about the exam schedule looks like Thursday, Tuesday, Thursday… ?
Yun Zi is having his breakfast on top of his roof top apartment at 10:39 A. M. Eastern time.
His back has nothing to lean against while he leans a bit backward. Is it going to be safe for him?
I am a bit concern that his roof top apartment is too small for him to sleep and eat in.
Lee Wu
Mr Wuuuuuuu is sleeping like a grown panda just now. He’s growing up too fast. We must enjoy him while we can. Time will fly by and he’ll be another Yun Zi. That’s a good thing.
my goodness, Mr. Xiao Li Wu looks somehow XXLong this morning.
I took a pic of Mr. Wu in the den this afternoon (via live cam of course) -
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/FgbUDFGtZO6MUGcj4Zfnzpti6N9pyZSaC1YNJHxrT28?feat=directlink
Doesn’t he look like he’s doing the Gangnam Style dance?
My, my, Gao Gao is such a handsome man. His smaller ear and fluffy brown paws really show up in his current pose on a log at2:20 pm Tuesday.
He looks like he is staring into the camera and I am staring back into his eyes.
He is looking right at me!!!! He is so serious.