
Female Red Panda Asa explores her habitat on Asia Trail. Photo: Adam Mason, Smithsonian’s National Zoo, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
This week, the Red Pandas Tusa and Asa explored their new home on Asia Trail at Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington. The newly furbished enclosure comes with a lot of space to climb.

A little Himalaya for Asa and Tusa at Smithsonian’s National Zoo. Photo: Adam Mason – Smithsonian’s National Zoo – CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
It is complete with four new indoor enclosures with air-conditioning. Three of them reach 11 feet high and one reaches 9 feet.
This retreat has also viewing windows which allows the visitors to see the Red Pandas while they spend their time inside.