Shu Qin and her 2016 baby at 2 months

Shu Qin and her 2016 baby at 2 months

Hi again everyone! I can’t believe we’ve already been here for almost 4 weeks now, time has flown by and I feel like we just got here a week ago. Even though we’ve been here for almost a month, I find myself finding out more and more amazing things about the pandas...
Hello Panda People!

Hello Panda People!

Hello Panda People! I’ve lost track of how many days it’s been here in Ya’an; I guess it’s like this has been home all along! The girls and I are getting to know our pandas better with each day, not to mention that the babies are growing bigger at an exciting rate!...
Scout on Wang Jia

Scout on Wang Jia

Hi everyone! We have some very exciting panda news to share (although slightly belated) that I hope everyone will enjoy! As of September 7, we have a new teeny tiny, adorable resident at the panda base here in Bifengxia! At around midnight of the 6th and 7th of last...
The special bond between twins: the Zwinkies

The special bond between twins: the Zwinkies

As a twin myself (I have a lovely older fraternal twin sister, Ashley), I know how special the twin bond can be and am moved each time I see it in the giant panda cubs.  Ashley and I even had our own language when we were very young!  So you can imagine how happy I...
Settling Into My Panda Internship

Settling Into My Panda Internship

Celina Tu updates us on her first few weeks as a PDXWildlife intern- Well, it’s been a bit more than two weeks here in Ya’an and the apartment is finally starting to feel like home (although the six flights of stairs up to it is not getting easier). We are already...