Adelaide Zoo Pandas Wang Wang and Funi soon to be Adelaide Zoo stars

the architecture is looking interesting. more modern than tacky reproduction china. with the granite stone walls and other similar features it reminds me of what i have seen of washington's (apparently excellent) exhibit.

 

I agree, I find this and Washington much more attractive than Madrid or Memphis for example. Memphis especially is too over the top for my taste.

 

the gibbon exhibit at memphis is atrocious.

 

Book early to see Adelaide’s giant pandas - Local News - News | Standard Messenger

It is advisable for anyone wishing to see the giant pandas to book a timeslot when visiting the zoo. There are going to be 5,000 tickets released per day, and the zoo is already going to be pre-selling tickets for January. There is no extra charge, but visitors are forced to book an actual time for viewing the bears. The madness has only just begun, and the Adelaide Zoo has even received some press releases here in southwest Canada because as we all know pandas are the #1 zoo animal in the world. Let the money start rolling in!

 

So sorry - this may have been answered? but are the two pandas now in OZ (just in quarantine)??? is the quarentine held at Adelide Zoo?

 

I had the impression that they were coming in a few days and will be in quarantine for a while, not sure how long.

 

Pandas to provide huge economic boost to SA

The giant pandas, the only ones in the southern hemisphere, are estimated to generate $632 million for the South Australian economy over the next 10 years. Hopefully they will be living in luxury in their brand new, $8 million enclosure.

 

Looks as though they will be arriving at Adelaide this Saturday (28th)

What's on Adelaide - Giant Pandas Arrive on 28th Nov 2009

 

Wang Wang and Funi, have completed their quarantine, and have been introduced to their outside enclosure.

Penny Wong unveils pandas Wang Wang and Funi at Adelaide Zoo | The Australian

 

Considering these guys have been on display for more than two months, I'm surprised that I'm the first to upload any photos of them (mostly of Wang Wang).

Two of my favourites:
http://www.zoochat.com/18/wang-wang-136334/
http://www.zoochat.com/18/wang-wang-136335/



Hix

 

Thanks for the pics, any comments about the exhibit?

 

Could it be that ZooChatters are underwhelmed by these expensive walking rugs?

 

i'm not that surprised. they don't get talked about much on here either.

 

Funi's exhibit was in shade when I arrived, and she was inside munching bamboo, and then slept. The indoor areas for both suffer very badly from reflections. As Wang Wang was outside I spent most of my time watching him in his exhibit.

Wang Wang's exhibit is quite spacious, grassed with rocks and a few young trees here and there. There is a waterfall to a pool right next to the viewing window. And away from the glass viewing area there is a dry moat at the front of the exhibit

Wang Wang appears to have picked up a stereotype pace which involves walking down the waterfall, through the pool into the moat, back out past the viewing window, back up to the top of the waterfall, and then runs through it again. Periodically he would vary this by walking around other parts of the exhibit or into his indoor quarters. This made photography fairly easy as I knew where he would be going and could position myself beforehand.

I should point out to anyone who is not aware, stereotyped behaviours, like pacing, are very difficult to break once established, and animals that move from one place to another will carry those behaviours with them. I am certainly NOT suggesting he developed his pacing at Adelaide Zoo.



Hix

 

On the Adelaide website it mentions that in about a year (I think?) Funi will be sexually maturing and then they can look to introducing them to each other