00:18Mandatory credit: Svetlana Akulova's Telegram channel @svetlanaakulova1
Moscow Zoo's panda cub was seen taking her first steps in footage filmed in her enclosure at the facility, published on Tuesday.
The youngster is shown straightening her paws as much as she can and taking tentative steps in the direction of juicy bamboo leaves.
"The little one managed to take her first few hesitant steps," Moscow Zoo's director Svetlana Akulova wrote on her Telegram channel. "It was not easy for her: for a long time she concentrated on just lifting herself up. And then she stood up, took a step and... plumped on the floor. I think the little girl was surprised that she was able to do it."
The panda is still yet to be named, and an online vote to do just that has started via the city's official portal.
Russia's first giant panda cub was born on August 24, while 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, to highlight the significance of the panda conservation programme.
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.
Step by step! Baby panda learns to walk in Moscow Zoo
Moscow Zoo's panda cub was seen taking her first steps in footage filmed in her enclosure at the facility, published on Tuesday.
The youngster is shown straightening her paws as much as she can and taking tentative steps in the direction of juicy bamboo leaves.
"The little one managed to take her first few hesitant steps," Moscow Zoo's director Svetlana Akulova wrote on her Telegram channel. "It was not easy for her: for a long time she concentrated on just lifting herself up. And then she stood up, took a step and... plumped on the floor. I think the little girl was surprised that she was able to do it."
The panda is still yet to be named, and an online vote to do just that has started via the city's official portal.
Russia's first giant panda cub was born on August 24, while 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, to highlight the significance of the panda conservation programme.
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 panda cub was seen taking her first steps in footage filmed in her enclosure at the facility, published on Tuesday.
The youngster is shown straightening her paws as much as she can and taking tentative steps in the direction of juicy bamboo leaves.
"The little one managed to take her first few hesitant steps," Moscow Zoo's director Svetlana Akulova wrote on her Telegram channel. "It was not easy for her: for a long time she concentrated on just lifting herself up. And then she stood up, took a step and... plumped on the floor. I think the little girl was surprised that she was able to do it."
The panda is still yet to be named, and an online vote to do just that has started via the city's official portal.
Russia's first giant panda cub was born on August 24, while 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, to highlight the significance of the panda conservation programme.
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.