Thirteen of the cubs are from the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, while the other 12 are from the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding.
Whatever comes next in this bear’s conservation may decide whether the giant panda becomes a relic behind bars or roams free in the wild. Is a panda cub fooled by a panda suit? That’s the hope ...
In addition, giant panda are excellent climbers, with cubs able to clamber up trees when they are just 6 months old. They can also swim and, unlike most other bears, do not hibernate for months at ...
As dead bears lost some allure, plans shifted to getting a live panda out of China. In December 1936 a wild cub named Su-Lin left Shanghai by ship in a wicker basket carried by Ruth Harkness ...