Panda

After a Berlin newspaper asked readers what to name two newborn pandas at the Berlin Zoo, the most suggested names were Hong and Kong, to support pro-democracy protests that have broken out in the city for months. The Tagesspiegel newspaper, which held the n…

Meng Meng, sent from China in 2017, is doing a 'wonderful job as a mom' at Zoo Berlin BERLIN - The 6-year-old giant panda Meng Meng, sent by China to Germany in 2017 together with male panda Jiao Qing, gave birth to twin panda cubs, the first-ever panda cub…

The two male emperor penguins had adopted an egg in their quest to have a little one of their own.  But Berlin Zoo said Thursday that the egg burst open on September 2nd and it had not been fertilized. Staff at Berlin Zoo had given the amorous couple an egg…

Image copyrightAFPImage caption Meet Hong and Kong? Two newborn panda cubs at Berlin Zoo have been unexpectedly caught up in Hong Kong's political unrest, after German newspapers started a campaign to name them "Hong" and "Kong". The pair were born on Sat…

Published: 12:17pm, 6 Sep, 2019 Updated: 12:21pm, 6 Sep, 2019

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BERLIN (AP) A Berlin zoo that announced the first ever birth of two giant panda cubs in Germany this week says the twins are doing well thanks to the skillful help of a Chinese keeper. Zoo Berlin said Wednesday that both cubs lost weight in the days after th…

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A zoo in Berlin is celebrating the arrival of two panda cubs, the first time one of the rare mammals has given birth in Germany. Zoo Berlin said that mother Meng Meng gave birth to a hand-sized pink cub at 6.54pm Saturday (local time). According to the zo…