The giant panda Si Hai is seen at the Panda House at Al Khor Park in Doha, Qatar, Nov. 17, 2022. The two giant pandas, three-year-old female Si Hai and four-year-old male Jing Jing, made their first public appearance on Thursday ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

Qatar breeders learn the Sichuan dialect, the dialect of the pandas' hometown, for giant pandas living in there in order to better communicate with them. The pair, who were sent to Qatar to celebrate the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup, are the first giant pandas in the Middle East.

Gao Yongsi, curator of the Great Panda House in Qatar, said she now communicates with the pandas in Mandarin and English. "I'm learning the Sichuan dialect, and I hope I can teach the two pandas a few words of Arabic," she said.

Giant pandas Sihai and Jingjing will stay in Qatar for 15 years to celebrate the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup. Qatar has specially built a 120,000 square meter panda house to welcome the first pair of giant pandas in the Middle East.

The zoo airlifts 1,000 kilograms of bamboo from the giant pandas' hometown, Southwest China's Sichuan Province every week and keeps the temperature and humidity in the facility in line with their habitat. Besides, the zoo will prepare soccer toys for the pandas to celebrate the sports festival during the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup held every four years.