Giant panda Ding Ding sits next to a special cake made for her and Ru Yi’s birthday at Moscow Zoo in Russia, July 30, 2023. /CFP
Giant panda Ding Ding walks towards a special cake made for her and Ru Yi’s birthday at Moscow Zoo in Russia, July 30, 2023. /CFP
Zookeeper introduces giant pandas' living habits to kids at the Moscow Zoo in Russia, July 30, 2023. /CFP
Visitors at the Moscow Zoo celebrate the birthdays for giant pandas Ding Ding and Ru Yi in Russia, on July 30, 2023. /CFP
Giant panda Ru Yi eats bamboo at the birthday party at Moscow Zoo in Russia, July 30, 2023. /CFP
On July 30, 2023, Moscow Zoo hosted a birthday party for giant pandas Ding Ding and Ru Yi. Male giant panda Ru Yi was born on July 31, 2016. Female giant panda Ding Ding was born on July 30, 2017. The zoo has held their birthday celebrations on the same day every year since their arrival from China in April 2019.