Watch This | Pandas An An & Ke Ke adapt new home, eat 10 kg Guangdong bamboo every day

A pair of giant pandas gifted to Hong Kong by the central government, nicknamed An An and Ke Ke, will start meeting the public at Ocean Park on Sunday (Dec. 8). The Ocean Park arranged a media preview yesterday (Dec. 2) and the two pandas have already adapted to their new home in Hong Kong, and they were very relaxed in front of the camera, with a naive demeanor and without any fear of people.

An An (male) is bold and likes to explore; Ke Ke (female) is gentle, prefers to be alone, and eats slowly.

According to Ocean Park staff, the pandas are currently eating about 10 kilograms of bamboo each per day. Ocean Park said the keepers in the design of the menu, the selection of different species of bamboo leaves, and bamboo poles, to provide a variety of choices to match their appetite, and the species has also changed from the initial focus on Sichuan bamboo, to the current diet of mainly Guangdong bamboo, "They are eating well here, sleeping well, in fact, it already means that they have adapted to the environment."

When the park opens to the public on Sunday (Dec. 8), a queuing area for 300 to 400 people will be set up, and on-the-spot briefings by interpreters will be arranged so that visitors can better understand the habits of An An and Ke Ke. Visitors are prohibited from shouting and taking photos with flashlights while enjoying the pandas.

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