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
[continue reading...]

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
[continue reading...]

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, 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
[continue reading...]

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
[continue reading...]

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.
[continue reading...]

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
[continue reading...]

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
[continue reading...]

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
[continue reading...]

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
[continue reading...]