Piyopico Supercharged November 11, 2009 Share November 11, 2009 SINGAPORE - China will send two pandas to Singapore to mark next year's 20th anniversary of bilateral relations, the city-state's zoo operator said Wednesday. The announcement was made Wednesday evening by President Hu Jintao during a meeting with Singapore President S. R. Nathan, Wildlife Reserves Singapore said in a statement. It said the pandas, a male and female, would arrive in 2011 - a year after the 20th anniversary - and be housed at River Safari, a new attraction being built. They will be loaned to Singapore for 10 years, a spokeswoman for the zoo operator told AFP. Officials with the Chinese delegation to an Asia-Pacific leaders meeting being hosted by Singapore, which Hu will attend, were not immediately able to confirm the statement. China has used panda diplomacy worldwide since the days of the Cold War, most famously when it helped cement a rapprochement with the United States in the early 1970s by sending a pair of the animals. More recently, it sent a pair of pandas to Taiwan late last year amid a thaw in relations between mainland China and the self-ruled island, which split in 1949 at the end of a civil war. China normally demands enormous fees for its pandas. The statement said the panda enclosure in hot and humid Singapore would be climate-controlled to approximate the cooler climes of mountainous southwestern China, the animals' natural habitat. Habitat/ Exhibit The two giant pandas will be housed at Wildlife Reserves Singapore's River Safari. The exhibit will be constructed according to the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums standards. It will be fully air-conditioned and the humidity level kept low. The giant pandas will be housed in a 1600 m2 climate-controlled enclosure, off-exhibit holding area, exercise yard and cubbing den. The entire habitat will be air-conditioned with temperature set between 18 to 22˚C and humidity controlled at 50 to 60% all year round. The ambient conditions will be adjusted to simulate the four seasons similar to their natural habitat Diet The Giant Panda ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piyopico Supercharged November 11, 2009 Author Share November 11, 2009 I think this is great news for the local tourism market! Will probably costs quite a bit to view the pandas............ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albeniz Turbocharged November 11, 2009 Share November 11, 2009 The pandas are on T-loan to us and need to return to China after 10 years. Within the 10years, if the Panda gives birth to babies in our Singapore Zoological Garden, will we get to keep the babies forever? Just curious. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piyopico Supercharged November 11, 2009 Author Share November 11, 2009 Errh.... dun tink so. China will probably ask for the babies to be transferred out after they are of a suitable age. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getzmanzz 1st Gear November 11, 2009 Share November 11, 2009 so what will happen if the panda die before 10 years? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piyopico Supercharged November 11, 2009 Author Share November 11, 2009 If the pandas die in our hands, Singapore will create another WORLD FIRST............ It will be better taken care than even our OLD MAN.......... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thugstercena Clutched November 11, 2009 Share November 11, 2009 mayb it wun even last till 10 year. lols. 20year of friendship between China and Singapore and tolerating the Ah Tiongs only exchanged for 2 on-loan panda for 10year, how more sad can it be? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albeniz Turbocharged November 11, 2009 Share November 11, 2009 Errh.... dun tink so. China will probably ask for the babies to be transferred out after they are of a suitable age. But we could give the baby pandas who are born here, full citizenship. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porker Turbocharged November 11, 2009 Share November 11, 2009 Errh.... dun tink so. China will probably ask for the babies to be transferred out after they are of a suitable age. But we could give the baby pandas who are born here, full citizenship. Then they have to perform lifetime national service at the zoo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigg 1st Gear November 11, 2009 Share November 11, 2009 eh they got sign the indent form or not? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pufferfish1 Clutched November 11, 2009 Share November 11, 2009 2 panda for 200,000 or more ah tiong...hmmmmm who doing the maths...so who going to watch the panda everyday. which one more better watch porn or panda Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfisti168 1st Gear November 11, 2009 Share November 11, 2009 so what will happen if the panda die before 10 years? Personally I dun care. Panda or no panda, I also wont waste my time and go to the zoo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lala81 Hypersonic November 11, 2009 Share November 11, 2009 From the documentaries i've seen, it takes quite a lot of effort for pandas to breed. Only china has enough pandas for breeding to be successful. If not for conservation, they wld have gone the way of the dodo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1l0v3you Clutched November 11, 2009 Share November 11, 2009 awww so cute! welcome the pandas! not good for the pandas to get used to one environment then after 10 years leave their singapore furry friends. need to get used to cheena furry friends again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1l0v3you Clutched November 11, 2009 Share November 11, 2009 Personally I dun care. Panda or no panda, I also wont waste my time and go to the zoo. but they are so cute. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderman302 2nd Gear November 11, 2009 Share November 11, 2009 If the pandas die in our hands, Singapore will create another WORLD FIRST............ It will be better taken care than even our OLD MAN.......... If the T loan ones are 40+years. How many years can we keep them alive ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parkingidiot 1st Gear November 11, 2009 Share November 11, 2009 er... guys... i hate to tell you this... but, but the pandas escaped before they could be brought here: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piyopico Supercharged November 11, 2009 Author Share November 11, 2009 If the T loan ones are 40+years. How many years can we keep them alive ? The average lifespan of a panda in captivity is between 15 to 20 years. We will probably get a pair between 3 to 5 years old so they will last the 10 years. If 200000 Ah Tiong see them we will make $$$ liao. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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