Giant pandas Kai Kai and Jia Jia celebrate birthdays
The River Safari's giant panda couple Kai Kai and Jia Jia celebrated hitting the double-digits on Friday with bamboo cakes, Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS) said in a media release.
However, there's still no sign of a panda baby as an attempt at artificial insemination this year did not result in a pregnancy. Male panda Kai Kai turned 11 on Friday, while female bear Jia Jia turned 10 on Sep 3. Giant pandas in captivity have been known to live beyond their 20s.
The 1.2m-tall cakes, made out of bamboo and topped with apples and carrots, collectively weighed about 17kg. "Kai Kai and Jia Jia love getting treats, and we love spoiling them!" said Halim Ali, assistant curator at the River Safari.
