00:53Mandatory credit: Svetlana Akulova @svetlanaakulova1 Telegram channel
Moscow Zoo's young panda cub Katyusha was seen grabbing the tastiest bamboo branch from right under her mum Ding Ding's nose, in footage published on Wednesday.
The cub is seen tumbling down her wooden slide before stealing the food and quickly trying to make her escape.
"Our 'pink happiness' dragged away the most delicious twig," the zoo’s general director Svetlana Akulova shared on Telegram.
Born in August last year, Katyusha was named after a 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 integral to the scientific initiative aimed at preserving and breeding the rare species.
In the wild, pandas are exclusively found in China. Through co-operative agreements, pandas like Ruyi and Ding Ding are shared with other countries to support conservation and breeding programmes.
Bamboo bandit! Panda cub Katyusha caught red-handed
Moscow Zoo's young panda cub Katyusha was seen grabbing the tastiest bamboo branch from right under her mum Ding Ding's nose, in footage published on Wednesday.
The cub is seen tumbling down her wooden slide before stealing the food and quickly trying to make her escape.
"Our 'pink happiness' dragged away the most delicious twig," the zoo’s general director Svetlana Akulova shared on Telegram.
Born in August last year, Katyusha was named after a 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 integral to the scientific initiative aimed at preserving and breeding the rare species.
In the wild, pandas are exclusively found in China. Through co-operative agreements, pandas like Ruyi and Ding Ding are shared with other countries to support conservation and breeding programmes.
Mandatory credit: Svetlana Akulova @svetlanaakulova1 Telegram channel
Moscow Zoo's young panda cub Katyusha was seen grabbing the tastiest bamboo branch from right under her mum Ding Ding's nose, in footage published on Wednesday.
The cub is seen tumbling down her wooden slide before stealing the food and quickly trying to make her escape.
"Our 'pink happiness' dragged away the most delicious twig," the zoo’s general director Svetlana Akulova shared on Telegram.
Born in August last year, Katyusha was named after a 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 integral to the scientific initiative aimed at preserving and breeding the rare species.
In the wild, pandas are exclusively found in China. Through co-operative agreements, pandas like Ruyi and Ding Ding are shared with other countries to support conservation and breeding programmes.