Macao's first panda twins left for the Chengdu breeding base
TVB News reported that Jian Jian and Kang Kang were driven from Seac Pai Van Park to the airport on November 8 after a month of quarantine. They face at least another month of checks in Chengdu.
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Jian Jian and Kang Kang, the first giant pandas born in Macao, left for the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding on November 8. TVB News reported that Jian Jian had lived in the city for ten years. They were driven in air-conditioned vehicles from Seac Pai Van Park to the airport. Secretary for Administration and Justice Wong Sio Chak, Ai Yiping of the liaison office, and about 20 elementary students saw them off.
Carers had kept the twins in quarantine for a month and checked appetite and demeanor every day. A manager at the Municipal Affairs Bureau said the flight meal was bamboo, high-fibre biscuits, and apples, and that the priority now is helping them adjust to Chengdu's climate and food. On arrival they face at least another month of quarantine. The news is this departure and those checks. It does not describe how the twins will be paired for breeding later.
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TVB News reported on November 8, 2026, that two giant pandas born in Macao left for Chengdu. Their names are Jian Jian and Kang Kang, and they are the first pandas born in the city. Jian Jian had lived there for ten years. Keepers drove them from Seac Pai Van Park to the airport in air-conditioned vehicles. They had been in quarantine for a month, with appetite and mood checked every day. Their flight meal was bamboo, biscuits, and apples. In Chengdu they face at least another month of quarantine while they get used to the climate and the food. The news is this move.
- Why check an animal's appetite every day before a long trip?
- What might be different about the weather in Chengdu compared with Macao?
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