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Berlin pandas Pit and Paule land safely in China

The panda twins Pit and Paule, born in Berlin, have arrived safely in China. After a good ten-hour flight, the cargo plane with the two on board landed in Chengdu on Sunday, Berlin Zoo announced on Monday. Andreas Pauly, Head of the Department for Animal Health, Animal Welfare and Research at...

Pit and Paule on their fourth birthday on August 31, 2023.aussiedlerbote.de
Pit and Paule on their fourth birthday on August 31, 2023.aussiedlerbote.de

Berlin pandas Pit and Paule land safely in China

"Pit and Paule coped well with the flight," explained Pauly. "If the bamboo is right, pandas are usually very relaxed - that was also the case on the flight." The panda twins will now remain in quarantine for 30 days. They were welcomed on site by two Berlin zookeepers who had arrived the day before.

Pit and Paule are the first giant pandas born in Germany. Despite being born in Germany, they are still owned by China because their parents, who live in Berlin Zoo, are also only on long-term loan from China. It was agreed that the panda offspring would move to China.

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Source: www.stern.de

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