Giant Panda

Pandas Wu Wen and Xing Ya meet each other for the first time, 28 March 2018

Giant pandas in Dutch zoo meet each other for first time

Mar 29 '18 16:10
Nature

Xing Ya and Wu Wen, the two giant pandas living in Ouwehands Zoo in Rhenen, met each other for the first time "nose-to-nose" on Wednesday. They seemed to really like each other, the zoo announced on Thursday.

Now that spring has arrived, Ouwehands is preparing the two pandas for mating season. It's an exciting and stressful period, according to Ouwehands. The Wolong Giant Panda Center in China matched Xing Ya and Wu Wen based on herd-book data. "But whether the animals will really like each other, remains to be seen."

Giant panda Xing Ya with his birthday cake at Ouwehands Zoo, 8 Aug 2017

Giant pandas celebrate their birthday with giant ice cake

Aug 9 '17 12:10
Nature

On Tuesday giant pandas Xing Ya and Wu Wen celebrated their 4th birthday in the Ouwehands zoo in Rhenen. To celebrate, the zoo gave each of them a giant birthday 'cake'.

Xing Ya's cake consisted of frozen water, beetroot juice, carrots and apples. The top layer was decorated with four candles made from bamboo and carrots. Wu Wen's cake was made from carrot juice and fruit. Both pandas seemed to enjoy their cakes, both in taste and as a new toy to play with.

Giant Panda Wu Wen at Ouwehands Zoo in Rhenen, Utrecht

Video: Giant Pandas relax in new Ouwehands Zoo habitat

Apr 21 '17 17:05
Nature

Two Giant Pandas that recently arrived in the Netherlands are doing well and enjoying their new home at the Ouwehands Zoo, the zoo said on Friday. A new video released by the Rhenen, Utrecht zoo shows Xing Ya relaxing on his back and enjoying a bamboo snack in his new habitat.

His panda partner, Wu Wen, did not make an appearance. The bamboo was grown in the Netherlands, and is part of the 30 kilos of bamboo the two will eat every day.

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