ZooParc de Beauval launched a program, called Panda Junior, to learn children about giant pandas. With the arrival of Huan Huan & Yuan Zi, ZooParc de Beauval is the only zoo in France with giant pandas. And they will try to teach French children about this amazing animal, when they visit the panda pair in
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ZooParc de Beauval’s pandas Huan Huan & Yuan Zi made their public debut today, February 18, 2012. ZooParc de Beauval’s Director Rodolphe Delord and the zoo’s Director of Education & Communication Delphine Delord accompanied the first 200 visitors to the panda enclosure and passed through the famous red gate of ‘Sur les hauteurs de Chine’.
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I visited ZooParc de Beauval for the official opening of the panda enclosures at the zoo’s amazing chinese section ‘Sur les hauteurs de Chine’ and the official debut of Huan Huan & Yuan Zi. It was great to see Huan Huan & Yuan Zi play and that they have adapted very well to their new
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ZooParc de Beauval announced today that the public debut of their panda pair Huan Huan & Yuan Zi will be next saturday, February 18, 2012. The zoo had to postpone their debut due to the extreme weather conditions in Europe. Click here to see the schedule of ‘panda debut day’ at ZooParc de Beauval. Go
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On the morning of February 13, 2012 Huan Huan & Yuan Zi went outside for the first time in their new enclosures at ZooParc de Beauval. There was still some snow, but it looked safe for France’s panda pair to explore the outside part of their enclosures. Liu Li & Zhang Hao, the staff from
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While we are waiting for the official opening of ZooParc de Beauval’s panda exhibit, I am happy to share these pictures of one of the previews of the pandas. Huan Huan & Yuan Zi are doing well and have been exploring their indoor habitats. Rodolphe & Delphine Delord were proud to present the giant pandas
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Due to the extreme weather conditions and the heavy snowfall, the public debut of Huan Huan & Yuan Zi will be postponed. ZooParc de Beauval hopes to release a new date soon! But while we are waiting for the big opening, you can go to our Photo Gallery or Flickr page to have a preview
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The FedEx Panda Express Chengdu – Paris arrived at the FedEx Hub of CDG Roissy Airport with Huan Huan & Yuan Zi on January 15, 2012. The first person who came from the Panda Express was ZooParc de Beauval’s Director Rodolphe Delord who joined the pandas on their journey. A great ceremony was held and
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Go to our Photo Gallery or Flickr page to see many pictures of Huan Huan & Yuan Zi’s Journey. We followed the arrival of the FedEx Panda Express @ CDG Roissy Airport in Paris, the trip to Beauval, the arrival of the trucks in Saint-Aignan and the pandas arrival at the ZooParc de Beauval…

The FedEx Panda Express has left Chengdu. Huan Huan & Yuan Zi are on their way to France. Both pandas were born in the Olympic year 2008 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Now they will live at the ZooParc de Beauval, Saint-Aignan, France. Keeper Zhang Hao, veterinarian Liu Li and ZooParc
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