The first pair of giant panda twins born in Germany entered the countdown to return home.
Xinhua News Agency, Berlin, November 16 (Reporter Ren Pengfei Huang Yan) Dream and Dream Yuan, the first pair of German-born giant panda twins, entered a one-month isolation period this week to make final preparations for returning to China.
A few days ago, the reporter saw in the Panda Garden of Berlin Zoo that in a glass activity room, my brother Mengyuan was eating fresh bamboo, and my brother Mengyuan climbed up the wooden platform next to him to take a nap after eating.
Colvin Schmohl, the zookeeper of giant pandas, said that he was fully prepared for their departure when he learned that they were about to bid farewell to Berlin, and their new home was great, so he was both sad and happy for them.
At present, Berlin Zoo is the only place in Germany where you can visit giant pandas. After official website released the news that "Dream" and "Dream Circle" were about to return to China, the garden received many applications for tourist consultation and media interviews. Luca Moline, an Italian living in Berlin, came to visit the giant panda twins when she learned that they were about to return to China. "This is my first time to see pandas up close. They are very cute."
In June 2017, Mengmeng, a female panda, and Jiao Qing, a male panda, flew from Chengdu, Sichuan to Berlin Zoo, the oldest zoo in Germany, and began their 15-year sojourn. To this end, the garden has specially built a "Panda Garden" covering an area of nearly 5,500 square meters. In 2019, 6-year-old Mengmeng gave birth to twins "Dream" and "Dream Circle", which coincided with the 175th anniversary of the establishment of Berlin Zoo. This pair of giant panda babies was regarded as a "wonderful gift".
According to the giant panda protection research cooperation agreement signed by Berlin Zoo and china wildlife conservation association, Dream and Dream Yuan will return to China after living in Berlin for up to four years.