01:20Mandatory credit: Svetlana Akulova's Telegram channel @svetlanaakulova1
Katyusha, Moscow Zoo's giant panda cub, was seen attempting to climb the steps in her enclosure at the facility on Wednesday.
Footage from Wednesday shows mummy Ding Ding showing her baby how to do it, before the cub began to tentatively move between the wooden 'ladder' of logs to the next room.
Svetlana Akulova, the zoo's CEO, commented on the little one's efforts on her Telegram channel, saying that the steps represented a 'whole world for her'.
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.
Onward and upward! Panda cub tries to climb steps at Moscow Zoo
Katyusha, Moscow Zoo's giant panda cub, was seen attempting to climb the steps in her enclosure at the facility on Wednesday.
Footage from Wednesday shows mummy Ding Ding showing her baby how to do it, before the cub began to tentatively move between the wooden 'ladder' of logs to the next room.
Svetlana Akulova, the zoo's CEO, commented on the little one's efforts on her Telegram channel, saying that the steps represented a 'whole world for her'.
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 @svetlanaakulova1
Katyusha, Moscow Zoo's giant panda cub, was seen attempting to climb the steps in her enclosure at the facility on Wednesday.
Footage from Wednesday shows mummy Ding Ding showing her baby how to do it, before the cub began to tentatively move between the wooden 'ladder' of logs to the next room.
Svetlana Akulova, the zoo's CEO, commented on the little one's efforts on her Telegram channel, saying that the steps represented a 'whole world for her'.
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.