2010年12月17日金曜日

2010 Dec 13 @ Beijing Zoo

Hello everyone!

Today I will write about my visit in Beijing Zoo on Dec 13.
It is SO COLD in Beijing at this season, around -10~-4°C...
When I arrived in Chengdu it was still summer, and now it is
winter here. I was freezing all the time at the Beijing Zoo, and
wished I had thick fur like Pandas!

This is 大地(DaDi) born Sep 22 1992, 120kg.
He looks strong and healthy!
Came to say Hi to me.


















Well, not really, he came for his favorite carrot.
In Beijing Zoo, they feed Pandas with carrots too,
which we don't do in Chengdu Panda Base.


















Like all Pandas, he looks so happy to
have his favorite food!


















The funny thing about 大地(DaDi) is that
he has black fur on the top of his head, which is
definitely his charm point. Even if he makes a
serious face, it just makes me laugh!
So cute!


















After carrrots, he stayed there for a while
to show me his pretty face.




































This is 古古(GuGu) born Sep 25 1999, 108kg.
He puts his nose between the bars, but
he has a cute round face, and it doesn't work like the
Japan born brothers in Chengdu Panda Base.
古古(GuGu)'s charm point is, that he shows his
teeth whenever he smiles.












And he is also an entertainer. Strikes  a pose
many times, to show off his charm.


















Can you see his teeth? It's like a TV Commercial for a
tooth paste or something! He has beautiful white teeth,
and that's probablly why he wants to show it all the time.
























This is the Panda Cake in Beijing Zoo.
They steam a large lot, and then cut them into small
square size, weigh them and feed the Pandas.












This is also Panda snacks.
The ingredients are the same, but it is more dry and crunchy.












This is JiNi that came to Beijing a few months ago.
She was born Nov 4 1993, and weighs 90kg.
She had twin babies this year, but one died and one
is in Ya'an at the moment to be taken good care of.




































JiNi's bamboo feces.












And this one is different from the ones we see in Chengdu.
We can see some carrots in it. But the smell isn't bad.












This is 萌萌(MengMeng), my favorite Panda in Beijing Zoo!
She was born Sep 13 2006 and weighs 109kg.
Everytime I visit Beijing Zoo (More than 10 times a year)
she is running around, climbing trees, and playing on the
platform, and all the visitors smile and laugh at her
cute and active behaviour! I was so happy to be so close
to her!












"Hello, do I know you?" I think I've seen you
so many times outside."












"HAHAHA, I think I know you!"
(No, she's just eating Panda Cakes...)


















She has a cute lovable round face and round ears.












And she smiles to me! So charming!












Afterwards when we went outside, 萌萌(MengMeng)
was sleeping on the platform.












This is 瑛華(YingHua), born Aug 17 2003 and weighs 123kg.
She had twin babies this year, but one died and one is in
Ya'an at the moment to be raised in a perfect condition.


















She was eating bamboo.


















Looks young and healthy!




































She stayed in front of the door so that
I could take pictures of her.


















And because it was -4°C this day,
the water turned to ice, which the
keepers told me that it is not a problem
for the Pandas because this is quite normal
in the wild.


















This is 楽楽(LeLe) born Sep 8 1986.
She lives in a place 20 minutes away from
the Panda House in a quiet and warm place
because she is very old.
The visitors cannot see her now, but
I was happy to meet her.
In the afternoon, she was taking a nap.
She looked up when I went there, but
I couldn't take a picture, and she
didn't wake up while I was there...




































These are the Olimpic Pandas.
6 one year old cubs came to Beijing Zoo
in 2008 for the Beijing Olimpic, and now there is only 3.
2 has already gone back to Ya'an, and unfortunately one
died. These 3 are going back to Ya'an next month.
I will miss them so much!!
They were so small when I visited them in 2008,
and now they have grown so big.
From front,  清風(QingFeng) 華奥(HuaAo),  and 文雨(WenYu).



















This is 文雨(WenYu) looking up from below.


















And just the same as 幸浜(XingBang) in Chengdu, she
tried to climb up the wall to shake hands with me.
She came quite close!













This is 華奥(HuaAo) showing off her fresh bamboo to me.
She brought a bunch of bamboo to eat on her favorite spot.












This is the bamboo storage room.
They bring fresh bamboo every 2~3 days.
























I took a picture with all the keepers.
On the left is researcher Mr Liu Xue Feng, who showed
me around this day. Thank you Mr Liu Xue Feng!












Today is my last day in Beijing, and I will be back in Tokyo tomorrow.

Pambassador Yumiko Kajiwara

2010年12月10日金曜日

Vacation @ Chengdu Panda Base-21

Hello everyone!

Today was my last day at the Chengdu Panda Base.
In the morning I went to see all the Pandas to say
"See you soon" (not "Good Bye"), and then went to
no 14 Enclosure to see "my Pandas".
I was taking care of  幸浜(XingBang) and
秋浜(QiuBang)  for more than two months.
Thank you Project Panda and the Panda Base
for giving me such a wonderful opportunity as Pambassador.

幸浜(XingBang) came to say "Hi" to me as usual
when I went there and called his name in Japanese.
"KOHIN!!"
(Some tourists copy me and call his Japanese name
together with me)












"HELLOOOOO"
He is trying to reach out to shake hands with me.












I invited all the Pambassador's assistants for lunch.
From left to right Researcher Harry, my great assistant Xian Bo,
photographer Cui Kai, me, Ashley's assistant Yimei,
David's assitant Yafei, QuJing, and CiCi's assistant Miao.
Ali's assistant Sophie couldn't come because it was her day off.
Thank you all so much for giving me the support!!!

I love you all, and see you soon!

In the afternoon, I went to take care of 幸浜(XingBang) and
秋浜(QiuBang).
First we went to give 秋浜(QiuBang) Panda Cakes.
 
"HELLOOOOOO, it's time for Panda Cakes, isn't it?
Thanks for coming to me first, I was waiting for you!"


















 "HaHaHa, so tasty!!"


















秋浜(QiuBang)'s cute ears.
Looks like Mickey Mouse as always.


















"Can I have some more?"












"PLEEEEEEEASE??"
(It's always like the same picture, but this is the picture I took today for sure)












His cute long nose between the bars.
He knows how to ask for something more.
I always wish I had that talent too.


















"HAHAHAHAHA!!"




































And after putting fresh bamboo outside,
we let him go outside. I gave him Panda Cakes
outside too.




































And this is 幸浜(XingBang) in the afternoon.
He was pretending that he doesn't care about Panda Cakes.


















But when I opened the door for him to come inside,
he rushed immediately towards us.


















"HAHAHA, yummy!!
Why did you go to my brother
秋浜(QiuBang)'s place first??
I was angry, so I pretended that I didn't care!"


















"Can I have some more??"


















"PLEEEEEASE!"


















"Thank you, I know I can have 4 today, and
I'm counting "


















"No more Panda Cakes?
What about the other two?"


















"MMM, I wonder why I can't have them now"


















"So, is it time to say "See you?"
Are you going back to Tokyo tomorrow?"


















But then we went outside to give him his afternoon excercise.
He's already getting ready to stand up.


















"Can you start now, please?"


















"YUMMY!"


















"No more for today?"












"Are you sure?"


















"ARE YOU REEEEEALY SURE?
I'll do some performance for you!"


















"Oh, so I can't have any more today..."


















And after all the work for the afternoon
when I went back to say "See you" to 幸浜(XingBang)
he was already sleeping at his favorite spot.
"See you 幸浜(XingBang), I'll be back soon"












秋浜(QiuBang) was also asleep on his bed.
"See you soon 秋浜(QiuBang)!"












The keeper, Li Han has promised me to take good care
of the Pandas, and I know for sure that he will.

Thank you everyone for giving me the support
during my stay in Chengdu. I was happy to know that
many people have been following my blogs everyday,
and I hope you enjoyed them!!

This will be my last blog post from Chengdu...
I will head for Beijing tomorrow morning, and
fly back to Tokyo on Dec 17.
I will upload more pictures and videos when I go
back to Japan, so please give me some time to
sort them first!!

"See you soon!!!"

Pambassador Yumiko Kajiwara