00:56Mandatory credit: Svetlana Akulova's Telegram channel @svetlanaakulova1
For a little over 4 months, Ding Ding the giant panda has been performing her motherly duties, nurturing her cub born at the Moscow Zoo.
Footage released on Saturday shows Ding Ding playing with the furry baby, who, in turn, rolled around and tried to swat her mummy's nose with her paw. The newborn panda, named Katyusha, can also be seen gnawing on a bamboo sapling and climbing on her sleeping mother.
"She can walk confidently, she has 20 teeth, tries to chew everything (bamboo, her mum, her toys), she is interested in everything, repeats her mum's movements, focuses her eyes on new objects," explained the zoo's general director Svetlana Akulova in her Telegram channel.
Moscow Zoo's giant panda cub, born on August 24, 2023, was named 'Katyusha' ('Little Catherine') in reference to a popular Russian folk song following a public vote on the city's online portal.
On January 3, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced the results of the poll, with over 380,000 votes registered. He added that the top three names also included Masha and Mo Mo (after the city), but Katyusha won with 112,000 votes.
The song 'Katyusha' is about a young woman who sings of her love for a soldier serving to protect his country. It includes the lyrics 'Let him keep the Motherland safe, and Katyusha will keep the love safe all right'.
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, highlighting 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 this rare species.
Mummy is here! Panda cub Katyusha plays with mother Ding Ding at Moscow Zoo
For a little over 4 months, Ding Ding the giant panda has been performing her motherly duties, nurturing her cub born at the Moscow Zoo.
Footage released on Saturday shows Ding Ding playing with the furry baby, who, in turn, rolled around and tried to swat her mummy's nose with her paw. The newborn panda, named Katyusha, can also be seen gnawing on a bamboo sapling and climbing on her sleeping mother.
"She can walk confidently, she has 20 teeth, tries to chew everything (bamboo, her mum, her toys), she is interested in everything, repeats her mum's movements, focuses her eyes on new objects," explained the zoo's general director Svetlana Akulova in her Telegram channel.
Moscow Zoo's giant panda cub, born on August 24, 2023, was named 'Katyusha' ('Little Catherine') in reference to a popular Russian folk song following a public vote on the city's online portal.
On January 3, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced the results of the poll, with over 380,000 votes registered. He added that the top three names also included Masha and Mo Mo (after the city), but Katyusha won with 112,000 votes.
The song 'Katyusha' is about a young woman who sings of her love for a soldier serving to protect his country. It includes the lyrics 'Let him keep the Motherland safe, and Katyusha will keep the love safe all right'.
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, highlighting 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 this rare species.
Mandatory credit: Svetlana Akulova's Telegram channel @svetlanaakulova1
For a little over 4 months, Ding Ding the giant panda has been performing her motherly duties, nurturing her cub born at the Moscow Zoo.
Footage released on Saturday shows Ding Ding playing with the furry baby, who, in turn, rolled around and tried to swat her mummy's nose with her paw. The newborn panda, named Katyusha, can also be seen gnawing on a bamboo sapling and climbing on her sleeping mother.
"She can walk confidently, she has 20 teeth, tries to chew everything (bamboo, her mum, her toys), she is interested in everything, repeats her mum's movements, focuses her eyes on new objects," explained the zoo's general director Svetlana Akulova in her Telegram channel.
Moscow Zoo's giant panda cub, born on August 24, 2023, was named 'Katyusha' ('Little Catherine') in reference to a popular Russian folk song following a public vote on the city's online portal.
On January 3, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced the results of the poll, with over 380,000 votes registered. He added that the top three names also included Masha and Mo Mo (after the city), but Katyusha won with 112,000 votes.
The song 'Katyusha' is about a young woman who sings of her love for a soldier serving to protect his country. It includes the lyrics 'Let him keep the Motherland safe, and Katyusha will keep the love safe all right'.
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, highlighting 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 this rare species.