NathanA Risky Period
The newly welcomed baby panda was very lucky as the staff working at the zoo were there to help out. Since many cubs fail to thrive when they are born, it was going to take a lot of hard work and effort to keep the little one alive and healthy. “We are still in a risky period,” Bouts told the press, talking about how troublesome it is to sustain a newborn baby panda’s life.
Baby Panda’s Progress
The zookeepers decided to wait for a while before naming the newborn panda. They wanted it to grow up a little bit before deciding on a name. So when the baby panda turned the age of one month, the zoo decided to post a video online that showed the progress the little guy had made. The cub that was born hairless was now covered in black and white fur and was now 2.5 pounds heavy.
Trying To Walk
As of August of 2016, Baby P., which was what the staff at the zoo called him before settling on an official name, was about 11 pounds heavy. During this time, the panda who was nearly three-month-old already made the effort to take his first steps. The camera was able to capture the cute little panda as he wobbled about trying to get on his feet.
Naming Baby P
By the month of September, the zookeepers were beginning to feel like it was the right time to official name Baby P. They took to the internet to help ask the public to draw in their opinions to help choose the name of the baby panda from 5 pre-selected names. The options were Xing Hao, meaning “Good Star” in Chinese; Ou Xing, “Star of Europe”; Hua Li, “China and Belgium”; and An Tuan, “United Peace.”
Treasure Of Heaven
So when the public made their votes, there was a 40 percent vote that had been cast in favor of “Tian Bao,” that translates to Treasure of Heaven The zookeepers were all in agreement with this name. The Chinese Ambassador to Belgium and the Belgian Environment Minister were both in attendance fot the panda’s naming ceremony. Yes, it was a big deal.
A Tourist Attraction
So when June of 2017 came, it was already Tian Bao’s first ever birthday. He had received a super special gift. Can you guess what it might be? Tian was gifted with a new swing set. The little bear was certainly happy to get his new gift and to play with it. Most of the visitors that came to Pairi Daiza had come to take a glimpse of the baby panda.