00:55Mandatory credit: Svetlana Akulova @svetlanaakulova1 Telegram channel
Moscow Zoo's young panda cub Katyusha tried to grab an appetising bamboo stick straight from her mother's mouth, but Ding Ding had no intention of sharing the treat with her daughter.
The footage, published on Monday, shows the cub trying to snatch a juicy branch from her mother's paws with her teeth, only to be rebuffed by Ding Ding's hind paws, prompting Katyusha to abandon her attempt to eat the treat.
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.
Too good to share? Panda Ding Ding pushes away her cub while munching on delicious bamboo in Moscow Zoo
Moscow Zoo's young panda cub Katyusha tried to grab an appetising bamboo stick straight from her mother's mouth, but Ding Ding had no intention of sharing the treat with her daughter.
The footage, published on Monday, shows the cub trying to snatch a juicy branch from her mother's paws with her teeth, only to be rebuffed by Ding Ding's hind paws, prompting Katyusha to abandon her attempt to eat the treat.
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 tried to grab an appetising bamboo stick straight from her mother's mouth, but Ding Ding had no intention of sharing the treat with her daughter.
The footage, published on Monday, shows the cub trying to snatch a juicy branch from her mother's paws with her teeth, only to be rebuffed by Ding Ding's hind paws, prompting Katyusha to abandon her attempt to eat the treat.
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.