River Safari’s Pandas Jia Jia and Kai Kai Start Mating for the 7th Time
source Wildlife Reserves Singapore
It is the time of the year again as the mating season begins for the giant pandas at River Safari where the Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS) has announced on April 19 that the Panda Forest at the River Safari will be temporarily closed from April 21 to April 25 to give Jia Jia and Kai Kai some privacy while they go at it.
Giant Panda Mating Season 2020
Our giant pandas Kai Kai and Jia Jia have entered mating season. River Safari’s Giant Panda Forest is closed for now to give them privacy.
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Posted by Wildlife Reserves Singapore on Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Jia Jia, a 12-year-old female, and Kai Kai, a 13-year-old male, have been residing in Singapore for quite some time. Jia Jia has a black nose while Kai Kai has a pink nose and can be identified by its “onion head” and the pandas were loaned to Singapore for ten years from China Wildlife Conservation Association. Zookeepers have also tried artificial insemination methods in the past years but to no avail and their recent attempt was in March 2020 where a more natural approach was adopted. Female pandas, like Jia Jia, will ovulate or go in heat two to four days before mating season, which typically falls between the months of March and May and only takes place once a year.
source Wildlife Reserves Singapore