Two female pandas took advantage of heavy snowfall in Switzerland to escape from their zoo enclosure. The weight of the snow had snapped the branches of trees and bushes, allowing Li and Yen to climb over the fence. After initial excitement and a major search operation, the two, who came to Switzerland from the Opel Zoo in Kronberg near Frankfurt in 2022, were found unharmed in the area. They are healthy and happy and an examination of the twin sisters born in 2021 showed that they ” “We didn’t suffer any injuries from their adventure,” said Fabienne Grawehr, spokeswoman for the Walter Zoo in Gossau, around 40 kilometers south of Konstanz on Lake Constance. They are red ones Pandas (Ailuridae), which are smaller than the more familiar black and white pandas. Their fur is reminiscent of foxes in color. They weigh up to six kilograms. The species occurs in the Himalayan region and mountains further east and is considered critically endangered. Caught with a netThe empty enclosure in Gossau was discovered on January 3rd. One of the two female pandas was spotted nearby in a tree, but the other had ventured further. A search party discovered her in a forest, caught her with a net and brought her back to the zoo in a carrying box.More on the topicWe don’t want something like that to happen again. “When the next more intense snowfall is approaching, the bushes and shrubs are first cleared of snow before the two animals are let into the outdoor area,” said Grawehr. Around 900 animals from around 100 species live in the Walter Zoo.
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