Local time is 11:30 a.m., and Zoo Berlin’s new arrivals Meng Meng (“sweet dream”) and Jiao Qing (“darling”) are sitting down to their first ever breakfast in Germany.
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We caught up with head keeper Christian Toll
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... and we have one last exciting panda-fact for you.
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... and we have a selection of the best panda-gifs around the world.
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... and our giants pandas are already conquering the TV news.
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... and we present the first pictures of keeper Christian Toll in Chengdu.
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Did you know that pandas are perfectly adapted to the food they eat? Giant pandas developed a kind of second thumb to help them grip bamboo shoots, and their oesophagus has evolved a strong lining so that it doesn’t get injured by the bamboo’s sharp edges.
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We can finally reveal the names of the two young pandas that will arrive at Zoo Berlin this June.
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Did you know that, unlike other bears, pandas don’t hibernate? Instead, when winter comes they simply stroll down from the mountains to lower, cosier altitudes.
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Did you know that pandas can see in the dark about as well as cats?
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