Animal and Pets Club: September 2008

Monday, September 29, 2008

Shy Trick By Amber

I found it interesting about this dog trick so i decided to share it with you all. It doesn't fully teach you how the trick is done but at least you get some tips.

Monday, September 15, 2008

Japanese-born giant panda has twins

Sun Sep 14, 5:41 AM ET

Cute Baby Panda (Newborn)

TOKYO (AFP) - A giant panda born and raised in western Japan has given birth to two cubs, a zoo official said Sunday. Seven-year-old Rauhin gave birth to a female and a male cub early Saturday morning at the zoo where she has spent her whole life, becoming the first Japanese-born panda to breed.

"We are very pleased to see that a giant panda who was born in this zoo gave birth," Tomoko Kumakawa, spokeswoman for Adventure World in Wakayama prefecture, told AFP.

Kumakawa said it was not clear whether the birth was the result of natural mating with a male giant panda the zoo brought in from China. The zoo had also conducted artificial insemination to improve Rauhin's chances of breeding.

Captive giant pandas are known for their low sex drive, which is exacerbating falling numbers as their natural habitat in southwestern China is encroached on by development.