Su Lin the panda cub

At 17 months old, Su Lin is transitioning from being a cub to becoming a juvenile bear as she and her mother, Bai Yun, begin the transition to independent living. Starting January 22, the pair will have access to the two public viewing areas at the Zoo's Giant Panda Research Station, giving them a little more space. "A giant panda mother will wean her cub at approximately 18 months in nature," said Carmi Penny, curator of mammals and co-head of the Zoo's Giant Panda Conservation Unit. "We are trying to mimic nature and incrementally separate the pair over the next few weeks."

Su Lin has own wiki entry too:

Su Lin is a female giant panda born at the San Diego Zoo on August 2, 2005. She is the third cub born to Bai Yun. Her name — one of five options in an online poll — means "a little bit of something very cute" in Chinese. Su Lin was also the name of the first panda brought to the United States from China.












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