٠٠:٠٠:١٠Mandatory credit: Svetlana Akulova's Telegram channel @svetlanaakulova1
Moscow Zoo's giant panda cub Katyusha can be seen 'hunting' staff at the facility, and is shown running and jumping towards the camera in footage captured in Wednesday.
"I am about to scare you all," wrote the zoo's head Svetlana Akulova, commenting on the baby's behaviour on her Telegram channel.
The cub, born in August last year, was named 'Katyusha' 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.
Boo! Panda cub Katyusha 'hunts' Moscow Zoo staff
Moscow Zoo's giant panda cub Katyusha can be seen 'hunting' staff at the facility, and is shown running and jumping towards the camera in footage captured in Wednesday.
"I am about to scare you all," wrote the zoo's head Svetlana Akulova, commenting on the baby's behaviour on her Telegram channel.
The cub, born in August last year, was named 'Katyusha' 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 @svetlanaakulova1
Moscow Zoo's giant panda cub Katyusha can be seen 'hunting' staff at the facility, and is shown running and jumping towards the camera in footage captured in Wednesday.
"I am about to scare you all," wrote the zoo's head Svetlana Akulova, commenting on the baby's behaviour on her Telegram channel.
The cub, born in August last year, was named 'Katyusha' 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.