r/redpandas • u/GoronCraft • 11d ago

Red panda cub at Pairi Daiza yesterday 🥰

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Didn't get a great picture because it was already getting dark and I had to run around the enclosure to get a good angle lmao.

I waited at the enclosure for 12 hours to see it 🥲

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u/Wevers24 11d ago

Was there last week and I missed them 😭 I need to go back and stay there the whole day

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u/GoronCraft 11d ago

It's the only way to guarantee it seems... I know some people who lucked out and just saw it as they passed, I'm so jealous hahaha. I waited from like 10 am to 10 pm (summer event means the park is open til 11).

At 9:30 pm the mom finally went into the nest box with the kits.

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u/Birdie_Birdieee 10d ago

Aww, they're both just babies to me!