On Apr. 17, Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding and Sichuan Province’s medical team sent to Hubei Province revealed the names of this year’s first twin pandas born in captivity in Mar.
The online revealing announced the elder panda cub is named Reganmian, a noodles snack in Wuhan, and the younger named Danhonggao, a pancake snack in Chengdu.
Members of the medical team from Sichuan used names of typical snacks in Wuhan and Chengdu to connect the cities together, endowing more meanings to the birth of twin pandas.
Chengdu Welcomes First Captive Panda Twins Born in the Year
The 17-year-old giant panda “Fu Wa” at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding (Panda Base) on Mar. 17 gave birth to male panda twins, the first captive twin pandas born in 2020.
Mar 20, 2020
No pandas infected with COVID-19, says conservation center
COVID-19 has not directly affected the health of wild and captive giant pandas, says staff members of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda.
Mar 19, 2020
Chengdu Panda Base Reopens
The Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding (the “Panda Base”) reopens to the public on March 25.
Mar 25, 2020
【Video】Welcome back to Chengdu Panda Base
Long time no see! Let’s have a look at the cute pandas we have missed so much.
Mar 26, 2020
Giant Panda Mao Tao Recovers from Surgery
Giant panda “Mao Tao” (male, born July.26, 2020) at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding (the Panda Base) underwent a successful surgery on intestinal obstruction in duodenum.
