Ueno Zoo in Tokyo's Taito Ward, published this spring ahead of two giant pandas head for about three years ago and are proceeding renovation of exhibition facilities.

A total of about 370 square meters facility some two-story, developed over about 90 million yen capital. Here's a closer and more natural ecology of pandas, Lingling had died when the floor was tiled in 2008, and undulating shapes like rocks, you can make a big pond.

There are outdoor facilities for breeding, the representative, "We hope to come Birth II" hope. 2 heads are coming from China next month, it will be published during the year.

Sino-US bilateral official visit to the U.S. according to the Chinese president Hu Jintao on April 19 WASHINGTON - current affairs, agreed to extend for five years until December 2015 that the term loan of pandas mating in the National Zoo in Washington. Loan fees of $ 500,000 (£ 41 million approximately).
China, U.S. President Richard Nixon in 1972 (then) to commemorate his visit due to historical, donated two pandas head. China is also this "panda diplomacy" to promote, it seems like a visit to the U.S. aimed at impressing the results of Hu.

[Articles]
Special Feature - "Insect Girl," a child's longing mele mele mountain
[Photos] Featured Creatures of the World
[Photo Feature] Wolf, who bear hunters in the forest
Idol of the world in black and white panda] [Photo Feature
[Photo Feature] lions, tigers, jaguars carnivores World


Ueno Zoo (Ueno Park, Taito-ku, TEL 03-3828-5171) has conducted public offering of the name of the giant panda guests ahead of 11th-March this year, has attracted many applicants. (Economic Daily Ueno)

Guests to this, the ratio of male power (Biri) and female nymphs (Shiiennyu) two heads. Mr. Iuchi the zoo is "a Japanese name so difficult to read, became a public name in order to get with the familiar to the guests. The result summary for more but be announced after the deadline, 1,000 alone first three days of a new year's New Year have been submitted through "and said the height of its attention.

"In the past, such as breakeven and Yu was determined by the public," the name of a panda. "From those which have been popular among applicants is determined by the Selection Committee in Tokyo. 雄Rashi like Lang Lang is mad, it is the name Moraere feel of the 雌Rashi" and I Iuchi. "Like the previous name of the Panda, the name may not have followed the same word twice" she added.

"Panda renovation almost complete, guests may be the end of this month at the earliest," a giant panda. After the guests, and conduct quarantine aims to publish in March.

Postcard or flyer printing application is only that in the application form accepting applications available for download on the Internet. The deadline is January 23 (postmark date).

[Articles]
Giant Panda detailed presentation? Male 'Biri' and females' Shiiennyu "(Economic Daily, Ueno)
Ueno Zoo's panda is moving? Forced guests for the pandas (Economic Daily, Ueno)
Ueno Zoo said the extended "far" and "future"? Interviews Principal Teruyuki Komiya <Part> (Economic Daily, Ueno)
Ueno Park cafe in "Panda solid cake"? 6? Jumbo size nine minutes (Ueno Keizai Shimbun)
Ueno Zoological Gardens


Ueno Zoo (Taito) next year, ahead of the coming of the giant panda breeding pairs from China, the locals are welcoming spread even faster.

[Photo] comes to Ueno Zoo, "Beautiful Handsome" panda rental fee is ¥ 83 million

Cafe restaurant in Ueno Park, "Ueno Green Salon" So trying to anticipate the popularity in Japan, began selling cookies and such named after the Latin panda. Women and children "cute" and being received well. In the future the exhibition "Pandapan" are planning to sell and so on.

Panda came in around late January, is scheduled to publish in March around Spring Break. Miyoko manager rope (46) "With panda guests, I would like to heap up" Ueno said.

To Japan, the Sichuan-born male "power ratio (Biri)" and female "fairies (Shiiennyu)", and five years together. Ueno Zoo panda who arrived in the far left was the name of any foreign, in this same park, and'll let more familiar with Japanese children have been recruited in Japan.

Katakana only, deadline January 23. Contact the zoo ((electric) 03.3828.5171) to.


[Articles]
Becky thrilled! First job and Sagure Pandato
Ishihara, "this government.