Panda Time!
News from the Fujifilm Giant Panda Habitat
August 17: Mei Eats More, Cub Rests Without Contact
Mei Xiang is now consuming 1.1 pounds of leaf-eater biscuit and 5.7-8.2 pounds of bamboo daily. She usually eats during four or five trips outside the den, although she sometimes snacks on old bamboo that she pulls into the den. Mei continues to get up in the morning after fresh food is placed in the exhibit adjacent to her den. This morning, sticking her head out through the window in the door to watch the keeper work, she seemed eager to eat. She accepted half an apple and four biscuits, which were hand fed. She took them very gently and consumed them immediately.
The cub has been resting on the nest quietly without contact with Mei for longer periods of time. The longest so far is 53 minutes. Mei has been recently seen lying on her platform bed with her head resting on the edge, where she can keep an eye on him.
August 17: Mei Eats More, Cub Rests Without Contact
Mei Xiang is now consuming 1.1 pounds of leaf-eater biscuit and 5.7-8.2 pounds of bamboo daily. She usually eats during four or five trips outside the den, although she sometimes snacks on old bamboo that she pulls into the den. Mei continues to get up in the morning after fresh food is placed in the exhibit adjacent to her den. This morning, sticking her head out through the window in the door to watch the keeper work, she seemed eager to eat. She accepted half an apple and four biscuits, which were hand fed. She took them very gently and consumed them immediately.
The cub has been resting on the nest quietly without contact with Mei for longer periods of time. The longest so far is 53 minutes. Mei has been recently seen lying on her platform bed with her head resting on the edge, where she can keep an eye on him.