Meet the Incredible Animals of the San Diego Zoo’s Panda Trek.mp4

With the soft open of the new exhibit, get an inside look at some of its residents who are all part of the same ecosystem.

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00:00Today we did our soft opening of Panda Trek.

00:06We've got sejuan taulkins, red pandas,

00:08and these are animals that share the same environment as our giant pandas,

00:11so it's a great chance as you're coming down to see animals here at the San Diego Zoo

00:14to learn about animals in one ecosystem.

00:17Lily is our newest red panda here at Panda Trek,

00:19the new exhibit that's just doing its opening here at the San Diego Zoo.

00:22She's a one-year-old female, so she's very curious, young, still exploring her environment,

00:27and she's going to be getting a mate here at the San Diego Zoo sometime this fall.

00:31Music

00:55Red pandas are very threatened species. There's a lot of conservation efforts,

00:59and San Diego Zoo is supporting the wild conservation efforts of red pandas,

01:03as well as breeding them in captivity.

01:05Music