There are many indications that Red Pandas give birth to their offspring depending on the length of the day.
Winter is considered the mating season, pregnancy falls in the food-rich spring, and in summer, when environmental conditions are most favorable, the cubs are born.
Since summer and winter in the Southern and Northern Hemispheres are time-shifted, this also affects the births of Red Pandas in zoos. In the zoos of the Southern Hemisphere, offspring are born in December/January. In the Northern Hemisphere, on the other hand, the time of panda births has begun again in June.
You can find an overview of this season’s Red Panda babies here – this list will be updated until the end of September 2022:
Germany
The offspring – two males – of Miu and Justin was born in July at Munich’s Hellabrunn Zoo. This is the fourth litter of the panda parents. [Tierpark Hellabrunn München]
Female Red Panda Zayah has provided for double offspring at the Tierpark Görlitz in Germany. If you include the two brothers, then a total of 22 Red Pandas have already been born in this zoo. [Tierpark Görlitz]
Tierpark Berlin is also happy about the birth of Red Panda twins. Red Panda Shine (8) gave birth to them in her den. Father is the 7-year-old Joel. The panda parents came to Berlin in February 2020 from the Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park in Darjeeling, India, on the recommendation of the worldwide conservation breeding program. This is now the third time they have provided for offspring here. [Tierpark Berlin]
On 10 June, Red Panda Fine gave birth to two cubs at Erlebnis-Zoo Hannover in Germany. For her and her partner Flin it is the first offspring ever. Fine moved to the Adventure Zoo last summer, Flin has been living here since 2019. [Erlebnis-Zoo Hannover]
France
Three Red Randas have been born at the Zoo de la Barben in southern France – the first offspring for mother Upendra, who moved to France from the Euregiozoo zoo in Aachen last year. [franceinfo]
Spain
At Selwo Aventura in Estepona, Málaga (Spain), Red Panda Timbu has given birth to a female cub. According to the zoo, the baby is “in very good health“.
Father Misuke moved to Málaga from Pairi Daiza Zoo in Belgium in spring 2021 on recommendation of the EEP (European Endangered Species Program).
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
Red Panda Little Red was born at Paradise Wildlife Park in Hertfordshire, England, one month after his father Nam Pang died of Addison’s disease, a disorder of the adrenal cortex. Mother is Tilly, who provided for the first time after four years for offspring. [The Guardian]
Canada
A Red Randa has been born at the Toronto Zoo – only the third birth in 25 years. The mother is four-year-old Paprika. [Toronto Zoo]
Poland
In the zoo of Chorzów in Poland Lasya and Ping have again provided for new offspring. [Zoo Chorzów – Facebook]
USA
A female Red Panda cub has been born at the Milwaukee County Zoo. For the parents, Dr. Erin and Dash, this is the third offspring in a row. [Milwaukee County Zoo – Facebook]
Panda couple Usha and Tai have provided the first Red Panda birth at the Greensboro Science Center in North Carolina. The cub is named Ravi and is being raised by humans. Panda mother Usha has a history of killing a cub – a behavior that can occur in the wild as well as in zoos. [Greensboro Science Center Blog]
Ravi was taken to a veterinary clinic in mid-July, where it can also be seen by zoo visitors. [Greensboro Science Center Blog]
Red Panda Kashmir gave birth to cubs Zhúzi and Sundara at the Kansas City Zoo. [Kansas City Zoo – Twitter]
A female Red Panda has been born at Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Nebraska. Betty is the first offspring for parents Tián and Lui. [Lincoln Children’s Zoo]