Taipei Zoo Celebrates Panda Pair’s 11th Birthday
Yuan Yuan and Tuan Tuan, celebrated their 11th birthday with cakes decorated by animal care workers at the Taipei Zoo. The pair each had one birthday cake specially made for them. Zoo officials say Yuan Yuan’s frozen cake consisted largely of ice blocks topped with two large heart-shaped ice cubes made of carrot juice, and...Continue reading
Taipei Zoo Pushes For Yuan Zai Votes in Panda Awards
The Taipei City Zoo is calling on the public to show their support for giant panda Yuan Zai and one of her keepers – as the pair are in the running for two Giant Panda Zoo Awards. The awards are an online prize dedicated to panda conservation founded by Belgian panda enthusiast Jeroen Jacobs. The...Continue reading
Yuan Zai Up for Another Award in Online Campaign
Taipei Zoo panda Yuan Zai has been shortlisted for the “Panda Personality of 2014” award in an online campaign. This is Yuan Zai’s second turn on the list of nominees; the giant panda was nominated last year for both “Panda Cub of the Year” and “Panda Personality of 2013”, and won the latter. The online...Continue reading
Giant Panda Cub Yuan Zai Celebrates Her First Birthday at Taipei Zoo
Giant panda cub – Yuan Zai – celebrated her first birthday Sunday with a giant fruit cake Sunday. The 34-kilogram cub was also showed several bamboo branches decorated with signs reading different professions — a unique take on the common practice of a one-year-old child choosing from different items symbolizing various jobs. Yuan Zai’s picks...Continue reading
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