Baobao the panda gets taste for China after trans-Pacific journey
By Globaltimes.cn, Published: 2017-03-03 16:40:01
Day 1: Baobao sits beneath a red ball on her first day in her new home at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Chengdu, Southwest China’s Sichuan Province on February 23, 2017. Photo: Courtesy of The Giant Panda Protection and Research Center of China
Editor's Note:
Giant panda Baobao, a 3-year-old female born in Washington, US, returned home to Chengdu, China on February 22 after a 16-and-a-half-hour flight. She is now staying in a 100-square-meter enclosure for a month-long quarantine before she is unveiled to the public. Let’s see how she has handled her new surroundings over the past nine days.

Day 1: Baobao wanders around her new home in Chengdu, Southwest China’s Sichuan Province on February 23, 2017. Photo: Courtesy of The Giant Panda Protection and Research Center of China
Day 1: Baobao chomps down on a stalk of bamboo at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Chengdu, Sichuan Province on February 23, 2017. Photo: Courtesy of The Giant Panda Protection and Research Center of China
Day 1: Baobao’s new keeper observes her behavior on the giant panda's first day back in China on February 23, 2017. Photo: Courtesy of The Giant Panda Protection and Research Center of China
Day 1: Baobao’s new keeper observes her behavior on the giant panda's first day back in China on February 23, 2017. Photo: Courtesy of The Giant Panda Protection and Research Center of China
Day 2: Baobao’s American and Chinese keepers feed her at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Chengdu, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan Province on February 24, 2017. Photo: Courtesy of The Giant Panda Protection and Research Center of China
Day 2: Baobao’s American keeper watches her from outside her enclosure on February 24, 2017. Photo: Courtesy of The Giant Panda Protection and Research Center of China
Day 2: Baobao’s American keeper watches her from outside her enclosure on February 24, 2017. Photo: Courtesy of The Giant Panda Protection and Research Center of China
Day 2: Baobao’s American keeper watches her from outside her enclosure on February 24, 2017. Photo: Courtesy of The Giant Panda Protection and Research Center of China
Day 5: Baobao shows off her foraging skills on February 27, 2017. Photo: Courtesy of The Giant Panda Protection and Research Center of China
Day 5: Baobao enjoys a bite of bamboo at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Chengdu, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan Province on February 27, 2017. Photo: Courtesy of The Giant Panda Protection and Research Center of China
Day 7: Baobao eats an apple in her enclosure at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Chengdu, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan Province on March 1, 2017. Photo: Courtesy of The Giant Panda Protection and Research Center of China
Day 7: Baobao eats an apple in her enclosure at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Chengdu, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan Province on March 1, 2017. Photo: Courtesy of The Giant Panda Protection and Research Center of China
Day 8: Baobao has a blood sample collected on her eighth day back in China on March 2, 2017. Photo: Courtesy of The Giant Panda Protection and Research Center of China
Day 8: Baobao has a blood sample collected on her eighth day back in China on March 2, 2017. Photo: Courtesy of The Giant Panda Protection and Research Center of China
Day 8: Baobao eats bamboo in her new home at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Chengdu, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan Province on March 2, 2017. Photo: Courtesy of The Giant Panda Protection and Research Center of China
Day 8: Baobao eats bamboo in her new home at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Chengdu, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan Province on March 2, 2017. Photo: Courtesy of The Giant Panda Protection and Research Center of China