Mandatory credit: Svetlana Akulova's Telegram channel @svetlanaakulova1
Moscow Zoo’s giant panda cub Katusha follows her mother's lead and has learned to eat bamboo sprouts on her own.
Footage published on Saturday shows Ding Ding deftly biting leaves off bamboo shoots, holding them up with her paws. Meanwhile, Katusha is leisurely chewing her meal.
The female panda cub, born in August last year, was named 'Katyusha' ('Little Catherine') 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.
Me and mummy filling tummies! Panda cub Katyusha learns to eat bamboo on her own
Moscow Zoo’s giant panda cub Katusha follows her mother's lead and has learned to eat bamboo sprouts on her own.
Footage published on Saturday shows Ding Ding deftly biting leaves off bamboo shoots, holding them up with her paws. Meanwhile, Katusha is leisurely chewing her meal.
The female panda cub, born in August last year, was named 'Katyusha' ('Little Catherine') 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 @svetlanaakulova1
Moscow Zoo’s giant panda cub Katusha follows her mother's lead and has learned to eat bamboo sprouts on her own.
Footage published on Saturday shows Ding Ding deftly biting leaves off bamboo shoots, holding them up with her paws. Meanwhile, Katusha is leisurely chewing her meal.
The female panda cub, born in August last year, was named 'Katyusha' ('Little Catherine') 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.