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Best panda moments of 2021
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2021 has come to an end and a lot of things have happened. In this article, we summarize some big news about pandas that CGTN has reported in 2021. Let's check out the big panda moments in 2021!

Infographic designed by Du Chenxin

Infographic designed by Du Chenxin

First wild giant panda caught on camera in 2021. /CGTN screenshot

First wild giant panda caught on camera in 2021. /CGTN screenshot

A wild giant panda in the Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province was the first caught on camera in 2021.

The panda was filmed at 5:30 p.m. on January 13, 2021, at the Motianling Conservation Station of the reserve.

Baby pandas in SW China celebrate Chinese New Year. /CGTN screenshot

Baby pandas in SW China celebrate Chinese New Year. /CGTN screenshot

Fourteen baby pandas at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding made a Chinese Lunar New Year greeting and sent their best wishes to people across the country.

The wild panda spotted on the road. /CGTN screenshot

The wild panda spotted on the road. /CGTN screenshot

For most of the year, giant pandas stay within a small radius to eat and sleep. But in March and April during their estrus period, they move to new areas to find mates.

Pandas. /CFP

Pandas. /CFP

Giant pandas are one of the cutest bears in the world. They are known for their black and white fur and lazy playful attitude.

A panda is having a good meal. /CFP

A panda is having a good meal. /CFP

This adorable panda is a resident at Beijing Zoo. On April 26, tourists captured moments of it gorging on bamboo shoots, a favorite food of pandas.

"Qizai" is the world's only captive brown panda. /CFP

"Qizai" is the world's only captive brown panda. /CFP

The world's only captive brown panda met the public when a science park in Zhouzhi County, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, opened on May 28. 

Panda cub. /CGTN screenshot

Panda cub. /CGTN screenshot

A pair of giant pandas whose fertility has consistently broken world records had another rare success – a third cub born in the space of just seven years.

A cute panda. /CFP

A cute panda. /CFP

China has officially downgraded the beloved animals to "vulnerable," indicating a lower level of existential risk.

The world's heaviest captive panda cub. /CGTN screenshot

The world's heaviest captive panda cub. /CGTN screenshot

The world's heaviest captive panda cub was born at the Hetaoping Wolong Panda Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province on July 27. The cub weighed 249 grams at birth.

U.S-born giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji (R). /CFP

U.S-born giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji (R). /CFP

U.S-born giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji celebrated his first birthday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington D.C., U.S.

Twin panda cubs. /CGTN screenshot

Twin panda cubs. /CGTN screenshot

Doubling The Joy: Twin panda cubs at a zoo in China's Chongqing made their debut at 100 days.

A cute panda. /CFP

A cute panda. /CFP

China on October 12 announced it would formally establish its first batch of national parks. Sanjiangyuan National Park, Wuyi Mountain National Park, Giant Panda National Park, Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park and Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park are among the parks on the list.

The national park system aims to end the segmented management of a nature reserve that covers multiple provinces so that the integrity of wild animals' habitat can be guaranteed.

Huan Lili and Yuan Dudu. /CGTN screenshot

Huan Lili and Yuan Dudu. /CGTN screenshot

The names of the two baby pandas at Beauval Zoo were revealed in central France on November 18 by Chinese Olympic gold medalist Zhang Jiaqi and French football star Kylian Mbappe. 

More than 122,000 French netizens voted to choose Huan Lili and Yuan Dudu from five pairs of names for the panda twin cubs.

Giant panda twin cubs Yuan Dudu and Huan Lili at Beauval Zoo, France. /CMG

Giant panda twin cubs Yuan Dudu and Huan Lili at Beauval Zoo, France. /CMG

Giant panda twin cubs Yuan Dudu and Huan Lili on Saturday made their public debut at Beauval Zoo in central France. Since their birth on August 2, they've been carefully looked after.

2022 is coming! Let's move forward and expect more from cute pandas!

(The cover photo is via CFP)

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