S’pore-born giant panda cub Le Le arrives safely in China, begins quarantine

Le Le maintained a good appetite throughout the flight, chomping on bamboo and bamboo shoots. - MANDAI WILDLIFE GROUP

SINGAPORE: Giant panda cub Le Le has safely arrived in Chengdu, China, and is now serving his second round of mandatory quarantine, Mandai Wildlife Group and Singapore Airlines (SIA) said in a joint media statement on Jan 17.

The cub, who turns three years old in August, completed a first round of quarantine – which lasted 4½ weeks – at River Wonders in the Mandai Wildlife Reserve in Singapore before his flight.