";s:4:"text";s:6320:" Father-and-son hyaena duo, 16-year-old Gamba and four-year-old Mkoko arrived from Monarto Safari Park… A panda at Adelaide Zoo thoroughly enjoyed his bath time recently, as he splashed around his tub in front of an adoring audience. Adelaide Zoo officials say giant panda Fu Ni is not pregnant and there will be no panda baby this year. Experience the thrill of hand feeding our Giant Pandas, mingling with our meerkats or feeding a hungry tiger their meaty lunch. Experience the thrill of hand feeding our Giant Pandas, mingling with our meerkats or feeding a hungry tiger their meaty lunch. To avoid disappointment, please purchase tickets online in advance. Get even closer to some of your favourite animal friends.Share the wonder of Adelaide Zoo and Monarto Safari Park with a gift voucher.Based on scientific evidence and behavioural observations, the window has now passed during which time Adelaide Zoo’s Giant Panda Fu Ni would be expected to have given birth.This means that Fu Ni could have at one time been pregnant and reabsorbed the foetus, a phenomenon scientists still don’t fully understand the cause of, or reached the end of a phantom pregnancy.The challenges faced by the panda care team since the September breeding season is that there are no definitive tests to confirm pregnancy in Giant Pandas as hormonal changes and other typical early-pregnancy symptoms are also exhibited during phantom pregnancy.The only definitive way to confirm pregnancy in pandas is through an ultrasound examination where a foetus can been seen in the last few weeks of a pregnancy; this was not possible due to her unwillingness to participate in ultrasound examinations in recent weeks.Zoos SA Chief Executive Elaine Bensted says activities that have occurred since the breeding season will put the Zoo in good stead for future breeding seasons.“Although Fu Ni did not give birth this year, we have every hope that she will go on to become a mother in the future,” Elaine said.“Planning for a potential birth is the furthest we’ve come to reaching our ultimate goal of celebrating the birth of our own panda cub, and the knowledge and experience gained over recent months will put us in an excellent position to experience success in the future.“In another positive development, as part of the artificial insemination process, it was confirmed that Wang Wang’s semen quality has improved significantly compared to previous years to the stage that we’re confident that he is fertile. There’s always something fun happening at Adelaide Zoo! Fu Ni is intelligent, playful and loves interacting with zoo keepers, most likely as she was a twin and therefore partially hand reared. "During a pseudo pregnancy, hormonal changes and behaviours are identical to those of a true pregnancy, making it very difficult to determine if a Giant Panda is actually pregnant or not," Zoo SA Senior Keeper Jaimee Foote said.It is Fu Ni and partner Wang Wang's fourth attempt at breeding and the Zoo's Chief Executive Elaine Bensted said they remain hopeful to try again. We particularly thank Clipsal 500 Adelaide and the WOMADelaide for their cooperation and efforts to minimise disturbances during this period.”Fu Ni is still showing behaviours consistent with phantom pregnancy, loss of appetite, sleeping for longer periods of time, increased sensitivity to light and sound and nest making, but these behaviours are likely to decrease over the coming days and weeks. Please select the editions you would like to sign up toAdelaide Zoo officials say giant panda Fu Ni is not pregnant and there will be no panda baby this year.Hopes of Adelaide Zoo's giant panda Fu Ni giving birth this year have been dashed.Keepers have been treating her as if she was pregnant since she was artificially inseminated in September but say the period for when she would have delivered a baby has now passed.They say hormonal changes and her behaviour suggest Fu Ni has experienced a "pseudo pregnancy". Unlimited visits to Adelaide Zoo, Monarto Safari Park and most Australian zoos. Inspired designs on t-shirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Zoos SA is a not-for-profit conservation charity that exists to connect people with nature and save species from extinction.Stay up to date with zoo news and sign up to our Zoo Times eNewsletterWe currently have a reduced visitor capacity and many weekends are selling out fast. Adelaide Zoo is situated on Frome Road, near the River Torrens.
Storyful 4 August 2020. Adelaide Zoo’s two Spotted Hyaenas will be returning to Monarto Safari Park to rejoin the regional breeding program after spending the last 20 months in the city. (AAP) Entry is via Frome Road (follow the signs) or Plane Tree Drive next to the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. Mark your calendar with these exciting events. Hopes of a new baby panda have been dashed after Adelaide Zoo confirmed Fu Ni isn't pregnant. (AAP) Hopes of Adelaide Zoo's giant panda Fu Ni giving birth this year have been dashed.
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