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จาก Zoo Atlanta น่าสนใจมากค่ะ โดยเฉพาะเรื่อง Po จะได้อยู่กับแม่จนสองขวบครึ่ง !
Monday, February 6
Hello All! For those of you anxiously awaiting word about how Po's vaccinations went, here it is! Everything went well! We did not even need to restrain him. He was sitting on a climbing structure in his den with his hip (which is where the vet gave the injections) right up against the mesh. So, we distracted him with some biscuits while the vet injected him. He didn't even flinch! Afterwards we rewarded him with plenty of biscuits. Though, like a young child after injections, he went to the corner and pouted a little bit. But no worries, minutes later he was up and back to being normal Po!
Shauna Keeper I, Carnivores
Friday, February 3
For our previous cubs, Mei Lan and Xi Lan, February was when we started the weaning process because they were nearing 18 months of age, which is the species-typical age for giant panda weaning. Thats not the plan for Po. He was born unusually late in the year for a giant panda (November 2010), and so he will not be 18 months old until May. If we started the weaning process in May, it would be too late to expect Lun Lun to cycle in spring, which is the normal giant panda breeding season. Giant pandas do occasionally breed outside of spring, but its not the norm for the species and we would prefer for Lun Lun to stick to the normal schedule. So, we are not planning do anything to wean Po this year. Giant panda cubs in the wild sometimes stay with their mothers for up to 2.5 years. Our plan is for Po to have this extra time with his mom. We wont start the weaning process until January or February 2013. However, Lun Lun might have a different plan. She might decide to wean Po this year on her own. Thats okay and well let her make that choice. It will provide a nice case study for us to document that weaning process. We are prepared for whichever scenario Lun Lun chooses and it will be interesting to see what happens. I am happy for Po that he gets some extra time with his mom. I hope you will be happy for him too and wont be too disappointed if we dont have another cub until late summer or early fall of 2013.
Rebecca Snyder, PhD Curator of Mammals
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