All I Want For Christmas Is Bao Bao To Come Down From That Tree

DCist - Beloved local panda Bao Bao touched a “hot wire” in her National Zoo habitat yesterday, sending her up a tree where she remains. Her mother, Mei Xiang, is reportedly very concerned. From the Zoo: For everyone wondering about giant panda cub Bao Bao, she chose to spend last night outdoors in a tree. Staff determined that Bao Bao touched a ‘hot wire’ in her yard yesterday afternoon. This is a safe warning system used by Zoos for containment. Her reaction was to climb up a tree where she feels safe. This behavior is predictable. Bao Bao is perfectly fine and like all Zoo animals, she is still learning the boundaries of her habitat. Keepers decided to give Mei access to the outdoor yard overnight and she choose to stay with Bao Bao, a likely scenario for a mother panda to stay with her cub in the wild. A keeper stayed overnight in the panda house just in case they decided to come inside. The staff are adjusting the pandas’ routine today and are confident that Bao Bao will come down when she is ready. You can watch Bao Bao hide in the tree via live panda cam.

 

We’ve watched Bao Bao grow up together. It was around this time last year we saw her for the very first time. Then we watched her try to climb rocks when she fell on her cute panda head. Then it warmed up and Bao Bao went outside and then in July she ate a popsicle.

But now, she’s hiding out in a tree because she accidentally got tazed, which isn’t cool. I don’t want new socks or a sweater, I just want Bao Bao to stop hiding in the tree and maybe for the zoo to stop tazing her while we’re at it. I’d be up in that tree too if I was tryna grub on some bamboo and next thing I know I have 1,000 volts of electricity coming out of my asshole.

PS: Shouts to her mom for sticking with her. Love that family.