Keepers of first panda cub Le Le share fond moments as his move to China nears

Keepers say that Le Le (left) is quick to pick up new tricks just like his mother Jia Jia (right). - ST

SINGAPORE: When panda keeper Sim Pei Ying saw Le Le for the first time in August 2021, he was just a “cute, tiny, pink” cub barely bigger than a mouse.

The cub was “palm-sized”, said Sim, a senior keeper at Mandai Wildlife Group who has been taking care of the River Wonders’ giant pandas for the past decade.