According to a Facebook post of the Denver Zoo the popular female Red Panda cubs Lali and Masu will leave the zoo: “The move is being made under recommendation of the Association of Zoos and Aquarium (AZA) Species Survival Plan (SSP), which ensures healthy populations and genetic diversity among zoo animals.”

Lali and Masu were born on June 6 last year. They are the first offspring of parents Faith and Hamlet who will stay in Denver Zoo.