I can’t believe I’ve never posted a link to my Great Panda Adventure. That’s what I call the trip I took to Tai Shan on his first birthday!

I took my stuffed panda that I received when I ‘adopted’ Tai through the National Zoo and was on my way. I hope you enjoy looking at the photos as much as I had on the trip. Just a warning, I love cheesy roadside attractions!

You can see the full set here.

I’ve been super busy lately (including watching the new panda baby non-stop!) and have been dealing with some issues that arose with the site pertaining to advertising (as I’m sure you’ve probably noticed). I’m trying to resolve it, so I don’t want to get into the gory details at the moment, but I’ll be sure to update you as soon as we’ve come to a resolution.

Don’t forget to enter the Birthday Giveaway before midnight tonight! I’ll be choosing a winner on Monday!

And, because he makes me so happy and makes me forget my worries for a bit, here’s a cute shot of the little fluffy panda baby at the Atlanta Zoo!

Is he not just the cutest little guy EVER?! He still needs a good nickname. I have a few in my head, but I haven’t really decided my favorite. What do you call him?

I saw this article in the Daily Mail yesterday and knew I had to share with you. It’s a pretty basic article about the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, in Sichuan, China. However, there were too many adorable panda baby pictures to pass up. You can read the article here.

Enjoy!

And my favorite:

I don’t know why, but I have a serious love of tiny panda paws.

Here’s a cute clip from the PBS show Panda Tales. Panda Tales follows the behind the scenes life of Zhen Zhen, the San Diego Zoo’s newest panda baby. The clip is absolutely adorable!

If you live in the San Diego area you can catch the show tonight at 8:00pm on KPBS-TV. However, if you’re like me and don’t live in California, you can wait until your local PBS channel airs the show. I’m sure it won’t be long!

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I’m pretty bad with remembering birth dates, but this is one I’ll never forget. I was so jealous that a panda baby was born on my cousin’s birthday and not mine! Darn you Mei Lan, couldn’t you have popped out 2 days earlier?

If you happen to be in the Atlanta area today, stop by the Atlanta Zoo and help celebrate Mei Lan’s second birthday! You can find more information on the party here!

I know Mei Lan’s little panda baby brother has taken the limelight lately, but Mei Lan will always have a special place in our hearts! How can you resist that face?!

Some concerns about the panda baby born in Atlanta on Saturday night prompted Atlanta Zoo officials to remove the cub from its mama for almost 19 hours. It was placed in an incubator and fed formula during this time. Late this evening the baby was reintroduced to Lun Lun and all things are looking well (crosses fingers). I’m sure the recent death of the three day old panda baby in Japan has kept the fragility of newborn pandas in the back of everyone’s mind. Better safe than sorry, and I’m glad that the little guy is doing well so far!

Yes, little guy! Lun Lun’s cub is a boy! Since he won’t have an official name until he turns 100 days old, what should his nickname be? So many possibilties – what do you think? Keep up to date on his progress here.

Lun Lun nursing! Yay!

It’s official! The newest panda cub was born tonight at 10:10pm Atlanta time! How exciting! You can read about the birth here, watch mama and cub here, and read updates here. We all know what a great mama Lun Lun is, so I know it’ll be a pleasure to watch her nurture her little cubbie!

Great. Now I’ll be glued to the computer even more watching the little cub grow! While I’m a little disappointed that the baby wasn’t born on my birthday, how can you be sad when a panda baby is born?!

Also, thanks again to Frances for alerting me, you’re awesome!

It’s official! Lun Lun, the female giant panda at the Atlanta Zoo is pregnant! Below is the ultrasound and I’m so excited, you can even see the spine! I’m crossing my fingers that the baby will be born on my birthday next week, September 4th! The cub’s sister Mei Lan was so close, but she was born on the sixth.

Oh my, a panda baby on my birthday would be the BEST birthday present ever!

Keep up to date with the birth watch at the Atlanta Zoo’s website.

Thanks to Frances for being the first to alert me!

Below is a copy of the Pandas International monthly newsletter. If you aren’t already subscribed, you can subscribe here. It’s a wonderful source of information! Who knew baby panda poo was so…. colorful?!

Also, don’t forget to donate to Pandas International here.

Thanks to Frances for forwarding this to me!

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After all the recent updates dealing with the terrible effects of the May Earthquake, we finally have some good news to report! Ten cubs have been born to Wolong pandas! At their new home Bifengxia in Ya’an City, six mothers have given birth. As you may remember, the pregnant females were the first pandas to be evacuated after the earthquake at Wolong, and Incubators were one of the first items sent to Bifengxia by Pandas International.

New Wolong Babies

	Guo Guo was rescued following the 5-12 earthquake and moved from Wolong to Bifengxia (photo at left). She had twin boys on July 6, 2008 (top). Guo Guo was born September 14, 1996 to Mom Jia Jia, who is now at Ocean Park in Hong Kong. Guo Guo’s Dad is Xin Xing.
Guo Guo’s twins. Incubator and formula donated by Pandas International (above).
That’s right — baby panda poo!

July 13th Ying Ying had a single cub (above).

Ying Ying’s cub (above).

July 21st Long Xin had twins (not shown). July 26th Bai Xue had twins (above).	August 5th Cao Cao had twins (above).
Other births On August 8, 2008, Fei Fei had a single cub who will hopefully be named the Olympic Baby. In addition, Chengdu has had 6 cubs born and Xhaanxi had one set of twins. Dr. Li with one of Guo Guo’s twins in incubator provided by Pandas International (at right).

New Babies Need Lots of TLC (and milk)! Help us continue to grow and thrive by making a donation to Pandas International today.

Well, it looks like our hopes of a little panda baby brother or sister for Tai Shan are gone. But, as the old saying goes: When one door closes another one opens. Though Mei Xiang’s pregnancy watch is over, Lun Lun’s has just begun!

The Atlanta Zoo is now on 24 hour pregnancy watch in hopes of a little sibling for Mei Lan. Everyone cross your fingers and follow the progress here.