Giant panda Qiaoqiao turned 15 at Tianjin Zoo, where visitors came to celebrate. Xingmei is also scheduled to turn 15 on 10 August, and the zoo prepared bamboo cakes and other treats.
Giant panda Qiaoqiao turned 15 on 4 August at Tianjin Zoo, drawing many visitors and local residents who came to celebrate. The zoo prepared bamboo cakes and various snacks, and held an event to mark the birthdays of the 2 pandas.
Qiaoqiao was moved from Chengdu, Sichuan Province, to Tianjin in September 2013. Her sister Xingmei, who arrived at the zoo at the same time, is also scheduled to turn 15 on 10 August. Xingmei’s 15th birthday is expected to be celebrated in the same way.
The article also notes that panda birthdays are concentrated from summer through autumn. It explains that the breeding season and seasonal conditions affect cub survival rates, and that the good nutritional condition of pandas during spring, when bamboo is abundant, is important during pregnancy and lactation.