In the first two pictures, you can see Red Pandas (also found in India) in their forested enclosure. They are rooting for food and can wander around the large enclosure, among the trees and up and down the structures specially made for them. We spotted about five pandas and all were energetically moving about. The enclosure is full of plants, trees, bushes and grass, all left to grow without pruning or order. It is a small re-creation of the 'wild' for these animals. No cages to be seen! How great is that?!In the pictures below, you can see the famous Giant Panda, found only in China. These are easily the most adorable animals on earth. The ones in the pictures are young adults. These fat little guys are very active early in the morning and then settle down for the main business of the day, that is, serious eating. They eat only bamboo, the leaves and stalks, almost nothing else. When it gets a bit hot, and stomachs are full, they climb up into a nearby tree and go to sleep. Every position they take, qualifies as cute! That tiny speck you can see in the tree in the first picture, has all his four legs hanging down while he takes a snooze.
This enclosure also reflects the wild but most of the trees have a bamboo surround. These animals are expert climbers and could escape after climbing high up into the trees, so most of the trees are rendered unclimbable. But here again there are plenty of wooden structures to swing on , climb up and generally fool about. Full grown adults spend the hot day sleeping in an AC room. Pandas are found in the high mountain areas where they are quite comfortable rooting about in the snow. Here they have to contend with the heat of the city. Very few of them left in the world. About as many as the precious Indian tiger. Makes one wonder, doesn't it, how the human race can allow such absolutely wonderful animals just go extinct.
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