Mandatory credit: Svetlana Akulova's Telegram channel @svetlanaakulova
Moscow Zoo's giant panda Ding Ding and her daughter Katyusha were seen chewing on bamboo at the facility in the Russian capital on Sunday.
Footage shows mummy demonstrating how to handle the delicious snack, and her little one attempting to copy her.
"Katyusha has memorised everything. Mummy is having lunch in the exposition enclosure, meanwhile the baby is trying bamboo in her enclosure," Zoo CEO Svetlana Akulova commented via her Telegram channel.
The female panda cub, born in August last year, was named 'Katyusha' ('Little Katherine') in reference to the popular Russian folk song, following a public vote on Moscow city's online portal.
Katyusha's parents Ding Ding and Ruyi were brought to Moscow from Beijing in 2019. The opening ceremony of the 'Chinese Fauna' pavilion at the Moscow Zoo was attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Giant pandas are native to China, with a few leased to other countries for conservation purposes. Ding Ding and Ruyi are part of a scientific initiative aimed at preserving and breeding the rare species.
Ladies who lunch! Panda mummy and daughter enjoy bamboo snack in Moscow Zoo
Moscow Zoo's giant panda Ding Ding and her daughter Katyusha were seen chewing on bamboo at the facility in the Russian capital on Sunday.
Footage shows mummy demonstrating how to handle the delicious snack, and her little one attempting to copy her.
"Katyusha has memorised everything. Mummy is having lunch in the exposition enclosure, meanwhile the baby is trying bamboo in her enclosure," Zoo CEO Svetlana Akulova commented via her Telegram channel.
The female panda cub, born in August last year, was named 'Katyusha' ('Little Katherine') in reference to the popular Russian folk song, following a public vote on Moscow city's online portal.
Katyusha's parents Ding Ding and Ruyi were brought to Moscow from Beijing in 2019. The opening ceremony of the 'Chinese Fauna' pavilion at the Moscow Zoo was attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Giant pandas are native to China, with a few leased to other countries for conservation purposes. Ding Ding and Ruyi are part of a scientific initiative aimed at preserving and breeding the rare species.
Mandatory credit: Svetlana Akulova's Telegram channel @svetlanaakulova
Moscow Zoo's giant panda Ding Ding and her daughter Katyusha were seen chewing on bamboo at the facility in the Russian capital on Sunday.
Footage shows mummy demonstrating how to handle the delicious snack, and her little one attempting to copy her.
"Katyusha has memorised everything. Mummy is having lunch in the exposition enclosure, meanwhile the baby is trying bamboo in her enclosure," Zoo CEO Svetlana Akulova commented via her Telegram channel.
The female panda cub, born in August last year, was named 'Katyusha' ('Little Katherine') in reference to the popular Russian folk song, following a public vote on Moscow city's online portal.
Katyusha's parents Ding Ding and Ruyi were brought to Moscow from Beijing in 2019. The opening ceremony of the 'Chinese Fauna' pavilion at the Moscow Zoo was attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Giant pandas are native to China, with a few leased to other countries for conservation purposes. Ding Ding and Ruyi are part of a scientific initiative aimed at preserving and breeding the rare species.