Jia Jia’s panda cub opened his eyes on Day 40 – see how much he has grown

As seen from the video, Jia Jia and her cub are doing fine. Jia Jia has regained some appetite, settled well into her mothering routine, and been able to rest more.

The WRS panda care team has been regularly carrying out conditioning sessions via positive reinforcement training to prime Jia Jia for cub retrieval, so as to conduct thorough health checks on the baby.

On Sept 15 (Day 33), the cub went for his first weigh-in. A week later on Sept 22, he opened his eyes to the world, and piled on a lot more weight. Keep scrolling to see his growth.

Check out how much the giant panda cub has grown

On Sept 15, the cub got his first weigh-in when mummy Jia Jia was having breakfast in her maternity ward at River Safari.

From an estimated 200g at birth, he grew into a healthy 1,504g cub at 33 days old — testament to Jia Jia’s superb maternal skills.

On Sept 22 (Day 40), he opened his peepers and tipped the scales at 1,870g, growing by about 370g from the week before.

At two to three months old, the giant panda cub should be taking his first steps.

For now, you can catch sneak peeks of Jia Jia and her cub on WRS’ YouTube channel, with a live broadcast at 4pm every day.

From Sep 10-19, the public got a shot at suggesting names for the cub.

The name selection process will be overseen by a judging panel chaired by Mr Tan Chuan-Jin, Deputy Chairman of Mandai Park Holdings. The panel will also include representatives from academia, the Chinese Embassy in Singapore, relevant government agencies and WRS.

Shortlisted names will be released for public voting, and the panda cub will take the name with the most number of votes. According to Wildlife Reserves Singapore, the name should be revealed before the cub turns 100 days old on Nov 21, 2021.

We can’t wait to hear about it!

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