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Berlin Zoo’s Panda Twins Swap Bottles for Bowls as Individual Traits Take Shape

The zoo reports a careful feeding transition supported by tailored husbandry to guide the cubs’ next developmental steps.

Overview

  • Leni and Lotti have begun nibbling bamboo, marking an early move toward solid food.
  • Mother Meng Meng still nurses the cubs, and keepers supplement with a mixture of puppy milk and baby formula tailored to their needs.
  • Distinct preferences are clear: Leni relaxes in the climate-controlled indoor area, while Lotti favors the outdoors and climbs birches and the play structure.
  • During the day the sisters often roam separately, then in the evening they seek each other out and romp together.
  • Father Jiao Qing remains relaxed and is on view eating bamboo in his own section of the Panda Garden.