٠٠:٠٠:٤٢Mandatory credit: Svetlana Akulova @svetlanaakulova1 Telegram channel
Moscow Zoo’s giant panda cub Katyusha was seen gracefully climbing on the bars of her enclosure, and appeared to be enjoying the workout, in footage taken on Wednesday.
She performed a number of acrobatic leaps and a final swing down, while balancing on the bars.
"Katyusha climbed high, but she managed to get down. She turned around, climbed down and ran to her mum," the zoo's general director Svetlana Akulova posted on her Telegram channel.
Born in August last year, Katyusha was named after the popular Russian folk song, following a public vote on Moscow city's online portal.
Her parents, Ding Ding and Ruyi, were brought to Moscow from Beijing in 2019 and reside in the 'Chinese Fauna' pavilion at Moscow Zoo, inaugurated by Russian President Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping.
Giant pandas, native to China, are part of a worldwide conservation programme, with Ding Ding and Ruyi part of the scientific initiative aimed at preserving and breeding the rare species.
Don't look down! Panda cub Katyusha reaches new heights in Moscow Zoo's enclosure
Moscow Zoo’s giant panda cub Katyusha was seen gracefully climbing on the bars of her enclosure, and appeared to be enjoying the workout, in footage taken on Wednesday.
She performed a number of acrobatic leaps and a final swing down, while balancing on the bars.
"Katyusha climbed high, but she managed to get down. She turned around, climbed down and ran to her mum," the zoo's general director Svetlana Akulova posted on her Telegram channel.
Born in August last year, Katyusha was named after the popular Russian folk song, following a public vote on Moscow city's online portal.
Her parents, Ding Ding and Ruyi, were brought to Moscow from Beijing in 2019 and reside in the 'Chinese Fauna' pavilion at Moscow Zoo, inaugurated by Russian President Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping.
Giant pandas, native to China, are part of a worldwide conservation programme, with Ding Ding and Ruyi part of the scientific initiative aimed at preserving and breeding the rare species.
Mandatory credit: Svetlana Akulova @svetlanaakulova1 Telegram channel
Moscow Zoo’s giant panda cub Katyusha was seen gracefully climbing on the bars of her enclosure, and appeared to be enjoying the workout, in footage taken on Wednesday.
She performed a number of acrobatic leaps and a final swing down, while balancing on the bars.
"Katyusha climbed high, but she managed to get down. She turned around, climbed down and ran to her mum," the zoo's general director Svetlana Akulova posted on her Telegram channel.
Born in August last year, Katyusha was named after the popular Russian folk song, following a public vote on Moscow city's online portal.
Her parents, Ding Ding and Ruyi, were brought to Moscow from Beijing in 2019 and reside in the 'Chinese Fauna' pavilion at Moscow Zoo, inaugurated by Russian President Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping.
Giant pandas, native to China, are part of a worldwide conservation programme, with Ding Ding and Ruyi part of the scientific initiative aimed at preserving and breeding the rare species.