Meet Red Panda Mei Mei

Whats black and white and red all over Mei Mei the red panda The fluffy 3yearold arrived at the Oregon Zoo earlier this month, and is already making herself right at home in her new habitat. Were so excited to have Mei Mei here, said keeper Sara Morgan. Shes very outgoing and curious she poked her nose out and started exploring right away. Mei Meis new home is in the zoos former Amur leopard habitat. To prepare for her arrival, her care team remodeled the space to accommodate a treedwelling, bambooeating red panda by adding many branches and leafy plants, along with a bubbling pond and lots of room to climb. To keep her cool in hot weather, they added some refreshing misters and an airconditioned den box. Though they share part of their name with giant pandas, red pandas are in a class all by themselves: The sharptoothed, ringtailed omnivores are the only members of the Ailuridae family. Found in the montane forests of the Himalayas and major mountain ranges of sou