01:14Mandatory credit: Svetlana Akulova's Telegram channel @svetlanaakulova1
Panda cub Katyusha is learning to stand on two legs at her residence in the Moscow Zoo.
Footage published on Thursday shows the little panda climbing up the bars of its enclosure and trying to climb a log ladder.
"Katyusha is always at the centre of attention. And the stand is almost like her mum's," Svetlana Akulova, the zoo CEO, noted in her Telegram channel.
The female panda cub, born in August last year, was named 'Katyusha' after the popular Russian folk song, in a public vote on Moscow city's online portal.
Katyusha's parents Ding Ding and Ruyi were brought to Moscow from Beijing in 2019.
Their home, the 'Chinese Fauna' pavilion at Moscow Zoo, was inaugurated by Russian President Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping.
Giant pandas, native to China, are a symbol of conservation efforts worldwide. Ding Ding and Ruyi are part of a scientific initiative aimed at preserving and breeding the rare species.
Pawsitively adorable! - Moscow Zoo's panda cub Katyusha learning to stand on two legs
Panda cub Katyusha is learning to stand on two legs at her residence in the Moscow Zoo.
Footage published on Thursday shows the little panda climbing up the bars of its enclosure and trying to climb a log ladder.
"Katyusha is always at the centre of attention. And the stand is almost like her mum's," Svetlana Akulova, the zoo CEO, noted in her Telegram channel.
The female panda cub, born in August last year, was named 'Katyusha' after the popular Russian folk song, in a public vote on Moscow city's online portal.
Katyusha's parents Ding Ding and Ruyi were brought to Moscow from Beijing in 2019.
Their home, the 'Chinese Fauna' pavilion at Moscow Zoo, was inaugurated by Russian President Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping.
Giant pandas, native to China, are a symbol of conservation efforts worldwide. 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
Panda cub Katyusha is learning to stand on two legs at her residence in the Moscow Zoo.
Footage published on Thursday shows the little panda climbing up the bars of its enclosure and trying to climb a log ladder.
"Katyusha is always at the centre of attention. And the stand is almost like her mum's," Svetlana Akulova, the zoo CEO, noted in her Telegram channel.
The female panda cub, born in August last year, was named 'Katyusha' after the popular Russian folk song, in a public vote on Moscow city's online portal.
Katyusha's parents Ding Ding and Ruyi were brought to Moscow from Beijing in 2019.
Their home, the 'Chinese Fauna' pavilion at Moscow Zoo, was inaugurated by Russian President Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping.
Giant pandas, native to China, are a symbol of conservation efforts worldwide. Ding Ding and Ruyi are part of a scientific initiative aimed at preserving and breeding the rare species.