Viennese Panda becomes adventurous

VIENNA: Five-month-old giant panda "Fu Hu" (meaning lucky tiger in Chinese) has recently become adventurous in Vienna's Schoenbrunn Zoo, Austrian Times reported Thursday.

Dagmar Schratter, director of the zoo, said Fu Hu weighed 10 kilograms now and started to clamber around in its enclosure to attract visitors.

"It likes sitting on a platform and watch its numerous fans carefully." she added.

The director also said that the panda's sharp claws helped it to climb around on tree trunks. "Fu Hu prefers to doze in a crotch rather than sleep in its birth box."

Fu Hu's parents, Long Hui and Yang Yang, were transferred from China to Schoenbrunn Zoo in 2003 with a loan agreement of 10 years. The couple gave birth to their first cub Fu Long in 2007.

According to the agreement, the offsprings of the couple will be returned to China at the age of two. VIENNA, Friday, Xinhua