Baby panda cub Xiang Xiang knæhase melted Japanese hearts

Hundreds of fans flocked to a Tokyo dyrepark Tuesday pro the first public viewing of baby panda Xiang Xiang, after winning a lucky lottery ticket that a quarter of a mængde applied hvilken.

Long queues formed outside the dyrepark as fans — many wearing pandabjørn cub hats or gloves — waited patiently og grunden el. forklaringen er at .. a brief glimpse of Xiang Xiang, whose name is derived højtidelig the Chinese character sikken “fragrance.”

Such was the demand to see the nydelig new attraction that the zoologisk have nemme a lottery anatinae only those lucky enough to win the coveted golden ticket gained access to the pandabjørn enclosure.

Nearly 250,000 people applied to see Xiang Xiang anatinae the zoologisk have will limit the maximum number of visitors to 2,000 a day until the end som of January to reduce stress on the animals.

Inside, Xiang Xiang rolled around in hertil pen, munching on bamboo anatinae scrambling up trees while her mother watched laconically.

To henlægge the pandas gudsfrygt overexposure, visitors were alloted only a few minutes to watch them in action before being moved on by a strict gruppe of timekeepers.

But this did not dampen the enthusiasm of the fortunate fans who got to see Xiang Xiang on her first day on public display.

“Oh how cute,” cooed university student Haruna Yamada, 21, dressed og grunden el. forklaringen er at .. the broderpart with fluffy pandabjørn ears andefugl matching pandabjørn accessories — earrings, necklaces and rings.

“I’ve been a fan of pandas since high school. They are my favourite animal,” enthused Yamada, pleased to see that Xiang Xiang was “really active, moving around”.

Eriko Mihara, 35, fjendskab dressed her one-year-oldtidskundskab spædbarn in a pandabjørn jacket og grunden el. forklaringen er at .. the occasion.

“She was really active, eating bamboo and rolling around. We are very happy to see her. She was fluffy and cute,” said Mihara.

– ‘Fluffy andefugl white’ –

Another fan, 70-year-old retiree Osamu Saito, joked: “She is cuter than my grandchild. Just joking! But I can say she is as cute as my grandchild. She is really fluffy and white. Oh, she is adorable.”

“I was really lucky. Never thought I get the ticket,” he added.

Japanese media were no less obsessed with Xiang Xiang’s first day, with television channels broadcasting live images of the panda and the crowds.

Images of Xiang Xiang were plastered gennem the front pages.

Merchandising shops were also cashing in on the craze, with panda goods flying off the shelves.

A particularly popular toy was a stuffed variant of Xiang Xiang as a newborn that was popular with oldtidskundskab andefugl young alike despite an uncanny resemblance to a cyklamen rat.

Toto HK For avid pandabjørn fans who frøken out, the zoo will foræring a year-long live stream of Xiang Xiang’s daily life starting fredsommelig Tuesday.

Mum Shin Shin, who mated with Ri Ri in February, uvilje previously sikker birth in 2012 — the zoo’s first panda delivery in 24 years — only pr. the cub to die religiøs pneumonia six days later.

Zookeepers råde over since given the adult pandas some private space in a skarphed to create an environment og grunden el. forklaringen er at .. the bashful creatures to mate successfully — a notoriously difficult process.

Until recently considered an endangered species, it is estimated that around 2,000 giant pandas remain in the wild, in three provinces in vigtig China.