The giant pandas living overseas are widely loved by local people and are well taken care of, thanks to the steady progress in international cooperation on the research and protection of the extremely rare fauna species.
Official figures show that there are currently 52 giant pandas living overseas, spreading across 19 partner institutions in 17 other countries on four continents.
In Qatar, the panda house is well equipped aiming to provide the pandas with the best living conditions and service possible.
The giant panda house, 50 kilometers north of the capital city Doha, was built in 2021. To ensure the breeding, food supply, and medical safety of the giant pandas, the venue is equipped with a nursery room, a treatment room, and a food preparation room.
According to staff members of the house, Qatar's dry climate and high temperatures are the biggest challenges for the pandas. The giant panda house simulates the seasonal changes in the natural habitat of giant pandas by precisely controlling humidity and temperature, to provide cool indoor living conditions.
In Russia, in order to take good care of giant pandas Ding Ding and Ruyi, the Moscow Zoo has installed a humidity control system for them, adjusting the humidity from the original 20 percent to 70 to 80 percent, which is ideal for the giant pandas. The zoo has also installed a sprinkler system in the outdoor activity area to adjust the humidity and temperature.
To showcase conditions of the hometown of giant pandas, many zoos, including the Berlin Zoo in Germany and Pairi Daiza Zoo in Belgium, have decorated the panda house and its surroundings with Chinese cultural elements and built pavilions, towers and archways of ancient Chinese style.
"Why I wanted to build a garden a long time before the pandas arrived? [It is] because i think a classic Chinese garden is the best symbol of most cultural treasures of China," said Eric Domb, chairman and founder of Pairi Daiza Zoo.
Zookeepers also make special cakes, deserts and prepare gifts for the birthday pandas. Earlier in July, giant pandas Hui Bao and Rui Bao born in South Korea celebrated their first birthday and enjoyed a well-prepared birthday party in their home at Everland.
The park features a 3,300-square-meter Panda World to accommodate the endangered species. This space has become home to pandas that have been leased to South Korea for joint research purposes.
Also last month, giant pandas Ding Ding and Ru Yi celebrated their birthdays at the Moscow Zoo, which hosted a festive event featuring panda-themed tours, quests, and workshops for visitors to mark the occasion.
For the birthday celebration, panda keepers prepared bamboo along with special treats like flowers and fruit for Ding Ding. They also showed visitors how to make a special dessert for a panda.
Seven years old, Ding Ding is roughly in her twenties in human years. As a young mother, Ding Ding often prefers to rest and spends most of her time with her one-year-old daughter, Katyusha, Russia's first giant panda cub born at the Moscow Zoo.
Fifty-two giant pandas living overseas being widely loved, well cared for
