A newly released video records giant panda star Fu Bao playing with new toys at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda.
The video, taken on April 11 at the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, captures Fu Bao exploring different ways of playing a plastic ball, which was provided by the center to increase her physical activities during spring and enrich her life.
Fu Bao is the first giant panda born in the Republic of Korea (ROK).
Born in July 2020, Fu Bao, meaning "lucky treasure" in English, is the first cub of giant pandas Ai Bao and Le Bao, who were sent to South Korea from China in 2016 on a 15-year lease.
She quickly became an online sensation among netizens after her birth, becoming a source of joy for people during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fu Bao won the hearts of people in South Korea thanks to her lovely appearance and unique charm. Around 5.5 million people visited the Panda World in Yongin park to see the panda family after Fu Bao made her public debut in January 2021.
She returned to China in early April 2024, and met the public on June 12 the same year.
The China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda is a world-leading institution for the breeding and conservation of one of China's national treasures. The center has established a global platform for promoting international cooperation and exchanges involving 18 zoos from 16 countries and regions, as well as 39 domestic animal breeding institutions and more than 10 scientific research institutes.
Giant panda star plays with new toy
