Cute Pandas at Ocean Park Hong Kong

Ocean Park has four prized residents, the two couples of cute pandas which are a magnet to visitors and a must-see, specially if you have never seen these rare and endangered creatures before.

The Giant Panda is native to China where it is considered a national treasure. Although their numbers are not well-documented, their total world population is estimated between 1,200 to 2,000 pandas, the majority of them are found in China's Sichuan province.

There are an additional 120 pandas in zoos throughout the world. Seeing one is really a gift, Ocean Park is very fortunate to have four of them.

Here you can admire these beautiful and adorable bears and catch them in action:

... strolling and posing for pics...

...having a snack...

...or just taking a nap...

There are two exhibits, both in the Waterfront (Lowlands).

The first one and most obvious one is the Hong Kong Jockey Club Giant Panda Habitat, which you find next to the Grand Aquarium.

Giant Panda Habitat at Ocean Park

The Giant Panda Habitat is home to Jia Jia (female) and An An (male), this couple of Giant Pandas arrived in Ocean Park in 1999.

More recently in 2007 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong from Britain, China sent another couple of Giant Pandas, LeLe (male) and Ying Ying (female), and new quarters where built for the new arrivals. They are housed at the Amazing Asian Animals complex, which is also located in the Waterfront.

Amazing Asian Animals Complex at Ocean Park

Cute Pandas Picture Gallery

(Point Over the Thumbnails at the Bottom to Scroll through the Photos)

Le Le Snoozing at the Amazing Animals Exhibit

Endangered Red Pandas

Red Pandas Tai Shan and Rou Rou at Ocean Park

The Amazing Asian Animals exhibit also has two Red Pandas, Tai Shan (male) and Rou Rou (female). The Red Panda is much smaller than his black and white counterpart, and in fact, is much closer in looks to the racoon, but like the Giant Panda, its population is also threatened by loss of habitat and deforestation.

The Red Panda is more of a reddish-brown color with a long bushy tail. They are beautiful creatures and are coveted for their furs, in fact, poaching is one of their major threats.

Check out Tai Shan and Rou Rou at the Amazing Asian Animals complex:

Red Pandas at Ocean Park

The Red Panda population is estimated at about 10,000 and is no longer classified as "endangered" but rather "vulnerable". You find them mainly in China and India, and to a small degree in Myanmar, Nepal and Bhutan.

Conservation initiatives are in effect at all of these places, but with relative results. Don't miss them at the Amazing Asian Animals of Ocean Park!

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