Panda Updates – Monday, May 6
Things have been pretty quiet with the giant pandas lately (bamboo shoots mean full, sleepy pandas and extra project time for the care team), but I did recently observe Ya Lun and Xi Lun during a pretty long self-anointing session. This is a natural behavior for giant pandas, and one we are seeing more frequently from the girls now that they are sub-adults. They seem to be taking after Yang Yang, with their apparent current favorite scent being Tabasco sauce. The best part is that if one sister rolls in the scent, the other sister then tries to self-anoint with her rather than the scent on the ground or the enrichment item. They generally end up rolling around on top of each other, with a fluffy panda head popping up every once in a while.
Danica W.
Keeper II, Mammals
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