Panda of the Week: Gong Zhu

Things have been getting interesting here at Bi Feng Xia. So far, four females have given birth and the cub count is up to seven (three sets of twins)! I have been trying to collect as much personality data on the females before they get close to giving birth, so I...

Panda of the Week: Mei Sheng

I started the panda “personality” study last week and I have been introducing a basketball into the pandas’ enclosures and recording their reactions. So far most of the subjects have been females (the birthing season is fast approaching and I wanted to get as many...

Saying Goodbye to China

I just finished up China and am now safely home and a little jet-lagged from the trip.  We were really busy the last two weeks with Arina’s arrival, planning out her work, introducing her, and saying goodbye to some wonderful friends we’ve made!  I always...