Popping its head meekly out of its den, the baby red panda ventures forth into the wider world.
The cute cub, which closely resembles a teddy bear, stayed close to its mother as it stepped from its home at Chester Zoo.
The touching scenes were captured by a British photographer who had waited patiently at the enclosure where the cub, named Lily, was born.
David Evans, 37, and his fiancee, Christine Conner, 35, witnessed the beautiful moment after visting the zoo for seven hours a day over the course of several weeks.
Their waiting paid off finally after mum Lushui carried her cub to a new den.
Red pandas, which grow to the size of a large domestic cat, are known as a living fossil because they are unrelated to any other living animal.
It seems their only resemblance to their larger namesakes is a love of sleeping and a penchant for the taste of bamboo, which forms the bulk of the red pandas' diets.
Mr Evans said in his time watching the red pandas that the quiet lifestyle they enjoy was only rarely shaken by a 'mad moment of running around'.
He said he hoped the pictures of the cute cub would help keep the endangered and vulnerable species alive for longer.
Lily has now been transferred to a new home in Nordenââ¬â¢s Ark Zoo in Sweden.
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Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...by-red-panda-ventures-time.html#ixzz1uZEYqk00
Hello Lily and you are adorable!
The cute cub, which closely resembles a teddy bear, stayed close to its mother as it stepped from its home at Chester Zoo.
The touching scenes were captured by a British photographer who had waited patiently at the enclosure where the cub, named Lily, was born.
David Evans, 37, and his fiancee, Christine Conner, 35, witnessed the beautiful moment after visting the zoo for seven hours a day over the course of several weeks.
Their waiting paid off finally after mum Lushui carried her cub to a new den.
Red pandas, which grow to the size of a large domestic cat, are known as a living fossil because they are unrelated to any other living animal.
It seems their only resemblance to their larger namesakes is a love of sleeping and a penchant for the taste of bamboo, which forms the bulk of the red pandas' diets.
Mr Evans said in his time watching the red pandas that the quiet lifestyle they enjoy was only rarely shaken by a 'mad moment of running around'.
He said he hoped the pictures of the cute cub would help keep the endangered and vulnerable species alive for longer.
Lily has now been transferred to a new home in Nordenââ¬â¢s Ark Zoo in Sweden.
Pictures:
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...by-red-panda-ventures-time.html#ixzz1uZEYqk00
Hello Lily and you are adorable!
