A Day with Ming Bang and Shu Lin in Liuzhou Zoo

2021-02-23

The author went to Guangxi Liuzhou zoo to visit the giant pandas Ming Bang and Shu Lin. Ming Bang was born on December 23, 2006 at Adventure World in Shirahama, Wakayama, Japan. On December 14, 2012, Ming Bang and her twin sister Ai Bang returned to China and moved into the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Shu Lin was born at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding on July 5, 2007. Ming Bang and Shu Lin came to Guangxi Liuzhou Zoo on March 28, 2013,and here they began their five-year life abroad.

 


Ming Bang

 


Shu Lin

 

Ming Bang and Shu Lin came to the outdoor activities in the cool of the morning. During the season when bamboo shoots are eaten, the keepers will put fresh bamboo shoots in the outdoor playground and wait for them to come out. If they don't want to come out, the keeper will use apples to attract them.

 


Ming Bang eats apples in the playground.

 


Shu Lin eats apples in the playground.

 

As a quiet and gentle giant panda, Ming Bang likes to find a place to rest when she go outdoors. She will usually hide in the bushes to sleep. when she feels hungry, she will get up and eat some bamboo shoots. Instead, Shu Lin is more active, however he will take a break when he is tired.

 


Ming Bang looks for a good place to sleep on the wooden frame.

 


Ming Bang rests beside the pool.

 


Ming Bang sitting on the ground to eat bamboo shoots.

 


Shu Lin on the wooden frame, climbing up and down.

 


Yu Lin looked around on the wooden frame.

 


Shu Lin patrols the playground.

 


Shu Lin eats bamboo shoots in the playground.

 


The keeper feeds Shu Lin panda with cake.

 

The weather became hot in the afternoon, and the keeper called Ming Bang and Shu Lin back indoors.

 


Ming Bang play with the toys indoors.

 


Ming Bang playing on the wooden frame indoors.

 


Ming Bang sits on the ground and eats bamboo shoots.

 


Shu Lin eats bamboo shoots in the glass room.

 

Up to now, Ming Bang and Shu Lin have lived in Liuzhou Zoo for more than five years. Their contract was successfully renewed in January 2018, so they will continue to live in the Liuzhou Zoo in the future. I believe that their healthy and happy life in Liuzhou will continue with the care of their keepers!