Our two red panda cubs born on July 5th are growing and doing well. Cubs tend to stay in their nest boxes until around 3 months old so we expect them to start exploring their outdoor yard possibly in late Septemeber. We will keep you posted. | Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden

Red panda cubs stay in their nests for about 4 months, but our keepers at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute take them out occasionally for a few minutes at a time to weigh them and make sure they are healthy. Moonlight’s cub weighed in at 434 grams. Nutmeg’s two cubs weighed in at 413 grams and 316 grams. #WeSaveSpecies | Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute