01:29Mandatory credit: Svetlana Akulova's Telegram channel @svetlanaakulova
Panda Ding Ding’s little cub Katyusha is already four months old but still prefers mother’s milk over bamboo treats she has already got a taste of.
Footage taken on Tuesday features Ding Ding hugging her daughter while nursing.
"Ding Ding eats in the large enclosure, but does not forget to feed Katusha and, of course, cuddle," Svetlana Akulova, the zoo's CEO, wrote in her Telegram channel.
The female panda cub, born in August last year, was named 'Katyusha' ('Little Katherine') in reference to the popular Russian folk song, following a public vote on Moscow city's online portal.
Katyusha's 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.
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.
Mother’s milk for dessert! Panda Ding Ding nurses her cub Katyusha in Moscow Zoo
Panda Ding Ding’s little cub Katyusha is already four months old but still prefers mother’s milk over bamboo treats she has already got a taste of.
Footage taken on Tuesday features Ding Ding hugging her daughter while nursing.
"Ding Ding eats in the large enclosure, but does not forget to feed Katusha and, of course, cuddle," Svetlana Akulova, the zoo's CEO, wrote in her Telegram channel.
The female panda cub, born in August last year, was named 'Katyusha' ('Little Katherine') in reference to the popular Russian folk song, following a public vote on Moscow city's online portal.
Katyusha's 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.
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 @svetlanaakulova
Panda Ding Ding’s little cub Katyusha is already four months old but still prefers mother’s milk over bamboo treats she has already got a taste of.
Footage taken on Tuesday features Ding Ding hugging her daughter while nursing.
"Ding Ding eats in the large enclosure, but does not forget to feed Katusha and, of course, cuddle," Svetlana Akulova, the zoo's CEO, wrote in her Telegram channel.
The female panda cub, born in August last year, was named 'Katyusha' ('Little Katherine') in reference to the popular Russian folk song, following a public vote on Moscow city's online portal.
Katyusha's 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.
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.