Celebrations were held for a giant panda cub who turned six months old on Saturday at a Zoo in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality.
The panda cub was born at Chongqing Zoo on June 28 to mother Haoqi. Zookeepers held a public event to mark the adorable cub's half-year milestone, which started as the cuddly cub tried out a slide that didn't seem very attractive to it. Then, the cub turned to play with a mushroom decoration in the venue which was made with crushed ice.
Zookeepers have also prepared carrots and apples for the cub to feast on.
"I think it's really adorable. I come from Shanghai. This is my first time seeing a panda, and I hope it stays healthy," said Hu Shan, a visitor.
Giant panda Haoqi gave birth to the female cub six months ago after she succeeded in mating with a male panda in the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Chengdu City, southwest China's Sichuan Province in late February.
The cub has been nursed by its mother Haoqi, with assistance from zookeepers. It is growing well, now weighing 12 kilograms.
The cub was Haoqi's second delivery. Born at the zoo in 2013, Haoqi gave birth to a pigeon pair of cubs in 2021 at the zoo. The zoo began to raise giant pandas in the 1960s and to breed giant panda cubs in the 1980s. So far, a total of 32 litters of giant pandas have been born at the zoo.
Chongqing Zoo holds celebrations for six-month-old giant panda cub
