| Below you will find photos from our September China Panda Encounter to Wolong. At this time (September 10) there are 13 newborn babies ranging from just days to one month old at the Preserve. 4 or 5 more are expected to be born any day now to 3 expectant Panda females. This was a really special trip for me because Sandi and my granddaughter, Chelsea, came along. | ||
 Baby panda being examined by veterinarian |
 Baby panda sleeping in incubator |
 10 year old Chelsea feeds 17 year old Drong Drong |
 Proud mother with her month old baby |
 Mother Pandas become docile once the baby is born. Before that keepers never enter the cage. |
 Zhang feeding mother panda some special Panda Cake. The cake is baked at Wolong Preserve. It is a mixture of ground bamboo, corn, apple, carrots, oil and vitamins. I have eaten some and it is not so tasty, but not too bad either. The staff advises against eating it because the bamboo is rough on the human digestive system. |
 Staff member performing ultra-sound on an expectant female panda |
 Ultra-sound image. This image shows the female is expecting twins! |
 Chelsea feeding Drong Drong during one of her afternoon work sessions |
 Zhang moving baby panda from enclosure with the mother to the nursery for examination and recording of measurements |
 Panda baby safely tucked insida Zhang's Jacket |
 Chelsea accompanies Zhang as they transport the baby panda back to his mother. |