Mandatory credit: Svetlana Akulova @svetlanaakulova1 Telegram channel
Ding Ding the panda is showing her cub Katyusha that mum knows best, as the pair enjoy the summer weather in Moscow Zoo.
Footage from Saturday shows Ding Ding wrestling Katyusha out of the pool in their enclosure.
Born in August of last year, Katyusha was named after the popular Russian folk song as a result of a public vote conducted on Moscow city's online portal.
Her parents, Ding Ding and Ruyi, were brought to Russia from Beijing in 2019 and reside in the 'Chinese Fauna' pavilion at Moscow Zoo, which was inaugurated by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Giant pandas, native to China, are part of a worldwide conservation programme. Ding Ding and Ruyi are part of a scientific initiative to preserve and support breeding of the rare species.
Ding Ding the panda is showing her cub Katyusha that mum knows best, as the pair enjoy the summer weather in Moscow Zoo.
Footage from Saturday shows Ding Ding wrestling Katyusha out of the pool in their enclosure.
Born in August of last year, Katyusha was named after the popular Russian folk song as a result of a public vote conducted on Moscow city's online portal.
Her parents, Ding Ding and Ruyi, were brought to Russia from Beijing in 2019 and reside in the 'Chinese Fauna' pavilion at Moscow Zoo, which was inaugurated by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Giant pandas, native to China, are part of a worldwide conservation programme. Ding Ding and Ruyi are part of a scientific initiative to preserve and support breeding of the rare species.
Mandatory credit: Svetlana Akulova @svetlanaakulova1 Telegram channel
Ding Ding the panda is showing her cub Katyusha that mum knows best, as the pair enjoy the summer weather in Moscow Zoo.
Footage from Saturday shows Ding Ding wrestling Katyusha out of the pool in their enclosure.
Born in August of last year, Katyusha was named after the popular Russian folk song as a result of a public vote conducted on Moscow city's online portal.
Her parents, Ding Ding and Ruyi, were brought to Russia from Beijing in 2019 and reside in the 'Chinese Fauna' pavilion at Moscow Zoo, which was inaugurated by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Giant pandas, native to China, are part of a worldwide conservation programme. Ding Ding and Ruyi are part of a scientific initiative to preserve and support breeding of the rare species.