A physical examination of Xiang Xiang, Giant Panda born on June 12, 2017, was conducted around 8:55 AM on August 15, 2018, when she was 429 days old. Her weight was 32.1 kg, an increase of 0.5 kg from 31.6 kg on August 5. Her body length was not measured.
Due to the rising temperatures, mother Shin Shin and Xiang Xiang are spending both daytime and nighttime hours in indoor rooms 2 and 3.
Xiang Xiang is interested in all sorts of things around her, plays around energetically, and is often seen playfully nuzzling her mother, Shin Shin. She also frequently uses the hammock that was installed in Indoor Room 2 on June 11th, to play and rest.
Xiang Xiang rests for about 13 to 15 hours a day, spending the rest of the time being active or nursing, but her rhythm is not consistent. She has often been seen nibbling on bamboo, apples, carrots, and panda dumplings that her mother is eating, and she eats sliced apples almost every day.
It is believed that the cub began eating bamboo leaves around July 14th, and its droppings now consist almost entirely of bamboo leaves and stems. It has also become more adept at eating bamboo leaves, using its front paws to bundle several leaves together and eating them little by little, just like an adult. The cub is still in the process of losing its baby teeth to its permanent teeth.
Shin Shin continues to nurse Xiang Xiang about 4-5 times a day, help with her bowel movements, and take care of her. Shin Shin also eats bamboo, bamboo grass, apples, carrots, panda dumplings, and pellets well.
*As a general rule, Xiang Xiang's physical examinations are conducted on days ending in "5". *Announcements will be made on the website twice a month.The scheduled dates for August 2018 are the 7th (Tue) and 21st (Tue), and for September, they are the 4th (Tue) and 19th (Wed).
