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Today is the celebration of a twin’s 25th birthday. This is the first time they celebrated their fifth birthday in a while, as most twins returned to China before turning five. The celebrants were given an ice cake decorated with banana slices and boxes filled with biscuits. The base layer of the ice cake broke but was fixed using a barrel. One of the twins was enthusiastic, while the other was less excited, typical for the past few years.
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You Lun and Xi Lun, the only giant pandas in the U.S., turned 5 on September 3, 2021, and were celebrated with birthday surprises such as ice “cakes” and leaf-eater biscuits provided by the Panda Care Team at The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Giant Panda Conservation Center. Those interested can learn more about the event and watch the pandas on the zoo’s website.
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Georgia’s Giant Panda Twins Celebrate their 5th Birthday in Style.
You Lun and Xi Lun, the only giant pandas in the United States, celebrated their fifth birthday on September 3, 2021. In honor of this momentous occasion, the Panda Care Team at The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Giant Panda Conservation Center in Atlanta, Georgia, went above and beyond to make their day special. We’ll look at the adorable twins’ birthday celebration below.
Ice Cakes Topped with Banana Slices
What better way to celebrate a birthday than with a cake? The Panda Care Team didn’t disappoint by filling Ya Lun and Xi Lun’s habitat with ice “cakes” topped with banana slices. The pandas seemed to love the cool treat, especially after Atlanta experienced scorching weather leading up to their birthday.
Birthday Boxes Filled with Leaf Eater Biscuits
While the pandas enjoyed their banana-topped ice cakes, they were also treated to special birthday boxes filled with leaf eater biscuits. These biscuits are a favorite treat of Ya Lun and Xi Lun, primarily herbivores. The twins seemed to be having a great time exploring their boxes and grabbing all the biscuits they could get their paws on.
A Birthday Banner
No birthday celebration is complete without a festive banner; Ya Lun and Xi Lun’s were no exception. The Panda Care Team hung up a colorful banner in the twins’ habitat, reading “Happy 5th Birthday Ya Lun and Xi Lun!” This created the perfect backdrop for photos and videos of the twins’ big day.
Panda Cam
For those who couldn’t be present to celebrate in person, Zoo Atlanta provided a live Panda Cam with a feed from Ya Lun and Xi Lun’s habitat. This allowed fans worldwide to watch the twins in action as they celebrated their fifth birthday. The Panda Cam is available at https://zooatlanta.org/pandacam.
Conservation Efforts
The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Giant Panda Conservation Center is part of a more considerable conservation effort to protect giant pandas and their habitats in the wild. The pandas are on loan to Zoo Atlanta from China as part of the International Giant Panda Conservation Program. The program aims to increase the population of giant pandas in the wild and promote conservation efforts in China’s Sichuan Province, where the species is native.
Final Notes
You Lun and Xi Lun’s fifth birthday celebration was a heartwarming event that garnered attention from fans worldwide. They are not only adorable but play an essential role in the conservation of their species. If you’d like to learn more about Zoo Atlanta’s conservation efforts and how you can help, visit https://zooatlana.org/panda.
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The only giant pandas in the U.S., Ya Lun and Xi Lun, turned 5 on September 3, 2021. The Panda Care Team filled their habitat in The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Giant Panda Conservation Center with birthday surprises, including ice “cakes” topped with banana slices, birthday boxes filled with leafeater biscuits, and a birthday banner.
Learn more: https://zooatlana.org/panda
Watch Panda Cam: https://zooatlanta.org/pandacam
