Overview
- The male cub, named Satrio Wiratama (Rio), was born on November 27 to 15-year-old mother Hu Chun at the park in Cisarua, West Java.
- Zoo staff report strong vocalization, effective nursing, steady weight gain, and continuous 24-hour monitoring.
- The cub is not yet available for public viewing as the park prioritizes the welfare of the mother and newborn.
- President Prabowo Subianto announced the cub’s name and shared a photo during a meeting with Chinese political advisor Wang Huning.
- The parents, Hu Chun and Cai Tao, arrived in 2017 under a 10-year agreement with China, and the program is widely viewed as part of Beijing’s panda diplomacy, with fewer than 1,900 pandas remaining in the wild.