00:37Mandatory credit: Svetlana Akulova's Telegram channel @svetlanaakulova1
Moscow Zoo staff have put up a Christmas tree with treats for Ruyi, a red-listed panda.
Footage published on Tuesday features the animal approaching the tree and heartily eating the special decorations.
"Ruyi happily ate Christmas tree toys made of apples, carrots and bamboo shoots," explained zoo head Svetlana Akulova, via her Telegram channel.
Ding Ding and Ruyi were brought to Moscow from Beijing in 2019. Later Ding Ding gave birth to Russia's first giant panda cub on August 24.
The opening ceremony of the 'Chinese Fauna' pavilion at the Moscow Zoo was attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, to highlight 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 the rare species.
It's all mine! Panda Ruyi takes a bite out of edible Christmas tree toys in Moscow Zoo
Moscow Zoo staff have put up a Christmas tree with treats for Ruyi, a red-listed panda.
Footage published on Tuesday features the animal approaching the tree and heartily eating the special decorations.
"Ruyi happily ate Christmas tree toys made of apples, carrots and bamboo shoots," explained zoo head Svetlana Akulova, via her Telegram channel.
Ding Ding and Ruyi were brought to Moscow from Beijing in 2019. Later Ding Ding gave birth to Russia's first giant panda cub on August 24.
The opening ceremony of the 'Chinese Fauna' pavilion at the Moscow Zoo was attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, to highlight 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 the rare species.
Mandatory credit: Svetlana Akulova's Telegram channel @svetlanaakulova1
Moscow Zoo staff have put up a Christmas tree with treats for Ruyi, a red-listed panda.
Footage published on Tuesday features the animal approaching the tree and heartily eating the special decorations.
"Ruyi happily ate Christmas tree toys made of apples, carrots and bamboo shoots," explained zoo head Svetlana Akulova, via her Telegram channel.
Ding Ding and Ruyi were brought to Moscow from Beijing in 2019. Later Ding Ding gave birth to Russia's first giant panda cub on August 24.
The opening ceremony of the 'Chinese Fauna' pavilion at the Moscow Zoo was attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, to highlight 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 the rare species.