Ueno Zoo News

Breeding Time @ Ueno Zoo

Mar 27th, 2012 | By
Breeding Time @ Ueno Zoo

Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo said Monday that Ri Ri & Shin Shin, the two giant pandas kept at the zoo have mated, while deciding to suspend showing them to the public until Tuesday to observe their condition. The zoo said it confirmed the male panda Ri Ri and the female panda Shin Shin had mated at
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Ri Ri & Shin Shin: one year in Japan

Feb 21st, 2012 | By
Ri Ri & Shin Shin: one year in Japan

Today, February 21, 2012 is the first anniversary of the arrival of Ri Ri & Shin Shin at the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, Japan. Go to the website http://mainichi-panda.jp/ to see more pictures of Ri Ri & Shin Shin. We all remember that their public debut couldn’t take place immediately due to the terrible earthquake
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Ri Ri & Shin Shin’s Christmas decorations

Dec 22nd, 2011 | By
Ri Ri & Shin Shin’s Christmas decorations

Ri Ri & Shin Shin, Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo’s panda couple, received some Christmas decorations in their exhibits. Visit www.mainichi-panda.jp to see these Christmas decorations. This Japanese website is dedicated to Ueno Zoo’s panda pair, who arrived on February 21, 2011 in Tokyo, and has some new pictures every week!



Ri Ri & Shin Shin will have to go on a diet

Aug 10th, 2011 | By
Ri Ri & Shin Shin will have to go on a diet

Ri Ri & Shin Shin, who live at the Ueno Zoo in Japan will have to go on a diet. A panda’s normal body weight is 100-120 kg. In early March, Ri Ri & Shin Shin’s weight were 134.4 kg (296 lb) and 117.6 kg (259 lb). On July 25, Ri Ri’s weight had soared
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Ri Ri & Shin Shin make their public debut

Apr 1st, 2011 | By
Ri Ri & Shin Shin make their public debut

Ri Ri & Shin Shin, the pair of pandas who arrived in Tokyo on February 21, 2011, were introduced to the public. The schedule of their appearance was delayed due to the terrible earthquake that occurred in Japan. According to Mr. Kurotori of Ueno Zoo, the two pandas were restless for a while by the
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Ueno pandas renamed Ri Ri & Shin Shin

Mar 10th, 2011 | By
Ueno pandas renamed Ri Ri & Shin Shin

Ueno Zoo’s panda pair received new names. The male (Bi Li) has been renamed Ri Ri and the female (Xian Nu) has been renamed Shin Shin. The new names were chosen from 40438 suggestions sent in by the public. The two kanji characters for Ri Ri stand for power. Shin Shin means truth or genuine.
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Ueno Zoo releases Panda Website

Feb 27th, 2011 | By
Ueno Zoo releases Panda Website

Ueno Zoo had released it’s (Japanese) Panda Website. On www.ueno-panda.jp you can find information about Tokyo’s new panda couple. On the latest update we can read that Bi Li was a little nervous after arriving at his new home and that Xian Nu stayed calm and soon started to eat bamboo. Bi Li & Xian
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Panda couple arrives safe at Ueno Zoo

Feb 21st, 2011 | By
Panda couple arrives safe at Ueno Zoo

Bi Li & Xian Nu, Tokyo’s new panda couple arrive safe in Japan on February 21, 2011. Both pandas from CCRCGP Ya’an Bi Feng came to Japan on All Nippon Airways Co., (ANA/全日空) NH960 Boeing 767-300ER airplane called “FLY! PANDA” with a panda shaped pattern on its body. “FLY! PANDA” airplane was specially made in
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Tokyo’s new panda pair will arrive on February 21, 2011

Feb 20th, 2011 | By
Tokyo’s new panda pair will arrive on February 21, 2011

Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo has a rich panda history. Their first pair of giant pandas, Lan Lan & Kang Kang, arrived in 1972. Their last giant panda, Ling Ling, died on April 30, 2008. Tomorrow, February 21, 2011 will be a very important day for Tokyo’s giant panda future. Xian Nu & Bi Li, Ueno Zoo’s
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Tokyo has to wait a little longer

Jan 18th, 2011 | By
Tokyo has to wait a little longer

The people of Tokyo have to wait a little longer for their new pair of pandas to arrive. Bi Li & Xian Nu were expected to arrive on January 17, 2010. But due to the weather conditions in the Chinese Sichuan province. There has been plenty of snow and freezing rain in Sichuan and they
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