by Meg | Sep 2, 2017 | Panda, Science
With a solid week of heavy rain, the temperature dropped from the low 90’s and has hovered around the ideal mid 70’s here at Bifengxia. The temperature change also gave way to each intern hitting the benchmark 90% inter-observer reliability for their...
by Meg | Jul 29, 2017 | Panda |
Eight things you might have in common with pandas: Are you a daily nap taker? Every afternoon the pandas lounge about and catch up on some sleep from their exhausting panda lifestyle. Bai Yang is no different! You are a messy eater! Xiang Ge is one of the many messy...
by Meg | Jul 28, 2017 | Panda |
The Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CRCGP) at Bifengxia has just welcomed a new bear from Wolong, Sichuan, China. She is 2 years old and her name is Dian Dian (点点). She is a very cute bear because she is so little, weighing less than 25 kg (55...
by Meg | Jun 3, 2017 | Panda |
Having a solid week of sunshine and 80 degree weather kept us spoiled while training on the multiple behavior studies here at Bifengxia. That was, until today. Even though the clouds are taking pity on us with a light drizzle, without an umbrella you would be soaked...
by Meg | May 16, 2017 | Panda |
Most people assume all pandas eat is bamboo. This isn’t true. In fact Schaller1 reported in The Giant Pandas of Wolong that pandas have even been observed eating carcasses of other animals so may actually be opportunistic meat eaters in the wild! Yes, the...
by Meg | Apr 26, 2017 | Panda |
We are nearing the end of breeding season for the pandas and will soon be approaching the highly anticipated cub season. Pandas are usually born in the late summer, from July to September with the peak usually in August. Scientists believe that in the wild,...
