Where to See Baby Pandas in China

Giant Pandas can be called as one of the cute animals in the world, while the baby pandas oh, man, are the cutest creature all around the world. Most of people's heart would be melted at the moment seeing those little balls. So, today, we are going to introduce you some information about baby pandas, so that you can arrange an unforgettable panda tour in China to see the lovely baby panda.

Lovely baby pandas

General Introduction of Baby pandas

Giant pandas are ready to have babies (cubs) when they are between the ages of four and eight years. They may be able to have babies until about age 20. When giant pandas are born, they are tiny, blind, and pink, with few hairs. The average weight of baby pandas is 100g, only 1/900 of their mother’s weight. The limbs of newborn pandas are so weak that they are not able to stand at all. For 2 months after birth, baby pandas basically only feed on milk, sleep, and poo. After 7 days, some blackish hairs start to grow on their ears, around their eyes and shoulders. After 25 days, Black hairs grow all over the neck and chest, and they have bigger dark circles around their eyes. At the same time, white hairs also begin to grow, which give the panda its distinctive black and white look.

The newborn panda is tiny, blind, and pink, with few hairs

A month-old panda is around 2 kilograms. After 3 Months, their limbs become stronger. They can walk as far as a meter, but staggering, and sometimes falling over. They weigh about 5–6 kilograms by this time. After 4 months, the pandas start to run a few steps, and love rolling about on the ground. After 6 months, they begin to eat bamboo. It’s about spring time and their growing process gets faster after 6 months. Male pandas generally develop faster than female pandas. At one year old, panda cubs are weaned by the time they are one year old, and continue to live with their mothers for about half a year, until the mother panda is pregnant. If she doesn't conceive, the mother panda will live her cub for two years, and leave the cub to fend for itself. At one year cubs are up to 40 kg.

The baby panda's limbs become stronger after 3 months

Where to See Baby Pandas?

You can see baby pandas in Chengdu Panda base, which taken up the causes of research, breeding, and conservation among the giant panda population. The Base’s geographic location and excellent technological and professional resources allow it to carry out the ex-situ (off-site) conservation efforts and to improve the artificial reproduction procedures to increase the giant panda population. When population levels have reached desired levels, Chengdu Panda Base will shift its efforts toward helping giant pandas adapt to their natural habitats so can be released into the wild and repopulate their native homeland. In the breeding season, many new babies would be born. There is a room special for nursing baby pandas, where if you are lucky enough, you would be able to see the very newly born pink pandas.

You can see baby panda in Chengdu Panda base

When they grow out fur, in the good day, staffs would carry them all out and put them on the clean sheet one after another. They you can appreciate how lovely they them be.

The staff put baby pandas on the clean sheet one after another

When is the Best Time to see Baby Pandas?

July to September is the period when mother pandas give birth. Baby pandas stay in their mothers’ uterus for just 3 to 5 months. All pandas are born very small. Female pandas may give birth to two young. Usually only one lives. Giant panda cubs may stay with their mothers for up to three years. Then they leave her for a life of their own.

Therefore, if you want to see the newly born babies, you should better visit Chengdu Giant Panda in the autumn. Newly born baby is only about 10 cm long and looks pink with seven days of born, which is the only period in panda’s life having color in its body. And then after 7 days, they gradually grow out back and write furs, when people would regard as the most adorable time.

The newly born baby you can see in Chengdu Giant Panda in the autumn

What's more, morning, especially from 9 am to 10 am, is the best time to see the active and dynamic baby pandas in a day. For other time, because they are afraid of hot weather, they usually spend time either on lying on the ground doing nothing or on hiding inside you even cannot see them.

Tips for Seeing Baby Pandas in Chengdu Panda Base

1. There are two nursery houses in Chengdu Panda Base, the Sunlight Nursery house and the Moonlight Nursery House. If you would like to see baby pandas, we suggest you to get to No.2 Outdoor Enclosure of Moonlight Nursery House before 9 am. Where you cannot only see closely how the panda mother nursing their babies, you can even hold a panda with you to take a picture (you have to pay for that, of course). When those small balls roll on the ground, you will forget every unhappiness and fatigues of your day.

2. Do not use a flash when take a photo, especially when you take pictures of baby pandas. They are very sensitive to the light. If you use a flash, you may hurt their eyes.

3. Do not make loud and sharp sounds, which might frighten them.

4. Do not feed them with your food, which is not suit to them and may cause them to become sick. They have special diet prepared by staffs of there, so all you need to do is just appreciate their cuteness.