Two pandas were lost that day, but after a massive rescue effort, the majority of the pandas were safely evacuated to a sister reserve called Bifengxia. TODAY traveled there to see how the pandas are coping after the traumatic event, how they have adapted to their new home, and to check in on what the Chinese are calling a “panda baby boom.”","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Sections/TVNews/Today%20show/Today%20SPECIAL%20SERIES/2008/Olympics%20Beijing/Stories/PandaPhotos/panda%20jungle%20gym.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "", "", "273", "183", "#000000", "", "", "", ""); TODAY_080818_Pandas[i++] = new Array("","Panda bowls","The bears arrived at Bifengxia deeply traumatized by the earthquake that destroyed their home. Panda caretakers fear the chaos of the disaster shattered their nerves.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Sections/TVNews/Today%20show/Today%20SPECIAL%20SERIES/2008/Olympics%20Beijing/Stories/PandaPhotos/panda%20bowls.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "", "", "273", "218", "#000000", "", "", "", ""); TODAY_080818_Pandas[i++] = new Array("","Panda purse","Director Zhang Hemin, known as the “father of the pandas,” says that after the earthquake, the pandas behaved “a little crazy” and would jump at any noise. ","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Sections/TVNews/Today%20show/Today%20SPECIAL%20SERIES/2008/Olympics%20Beijing/Stories/PandaPhotos/panda%20purse.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "273", "364", "#000000", "", "", "", ""); TODAY_080818_Pandas[i++] = new Array("","pandas with stick","Hemin mandated a reserve-wide policy he calls “loving heart action.” Each keeper cares for no more than two pandas and they watch over them around the clock to help the pandas feel safe and secure again.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Sections/TVNews/Today%20show/Today%20SPECIAL%20SERIES/2008/Olympics%20Beijing/Stories/PandaPhotos/pandas_with_stick%5B1%5D.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "", "", "273", "219", "#000000", "", "", "", ""); TODAY_080818_Pandas[i++] = new Array("","Panda carrot","“We request our staff stay with pandas every day, talk with pandas and call their name and tuft their furs and head,” Hemin said. ","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Sections/TVNews/Today%20show/Today%20SPECIAL%20SERIES/2008/Olympics%20Beijing/Stories/PandaPhotos/panda%20carrot.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "273", "364", "#000000", "", "", "", ""); TODAY_080818_Pandas[i++] = new Array("","Panda hug","“Our relationship is just like best friend,” said panda keeper Xie Hao. “I must love them, they must love me.”
Cameraman Maurice Roper found out just how loving the pandas can be.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Sections/TVNews/Today%20show/Today%20SPECIAL%20SERIES/2008/Olympics%20Beijing/Stories/PandaPhotos/panda%20hug.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "273", "364", "#000000", "", "", "", ""); TODAY_080818_Pandas[i++] = new Array("","panda tummies","Pandas are an endangered species, with less than 2,000 left in the world today.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Sections/TVNews/Today%20show/Today%20SPECIAL%20SERIES/2008/Olympics%20Beijing/Stories/PandaPhotos/panda%20tummies.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "273", "364", "#000000", "", "", "", ""); TODAY_080818_Pandas[i++] = new Array("","Close baby panda","The earthquake struck during the pandas’ yearly breeding season, which concerned the researchers. The good news on that front is that nine cubs have been born since May at Bifengxia, contributing to what the Chinese are calling a “panda baby boom.”","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Sections/TVNews/Today%20show/Today%20SPECIAL%20SERIES/2008/Olympics%20Beijing/Stories/PandaPhotos/close%20baby%20panda.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "273", "342", "#000000", "", "", "", ""); TODAY_080818_Pandas[i++] = new Array("","Incubator panda","The newborns are key to the species' survival, and are carefully monitored by Bifengxia veterinarians.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Sections/TVNews/Today%20show/Today%20SPECIAL%20SERIES/2008/Olympics%20Beijing/Stories/PandaPhotos/incubator%20panda.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "273", "364", "#000000", "", "", "", ""); TODAY_080818_Pandas[i++] = new Array("","Panda head","Xie Hao, who knows every panda by name, says he can tell them apart by their facial characteristics.
“I feel every panda difference,” he said. “I can tell you which one, one by one.”","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Sections/TVNews/Today%20show/Today%20SPECIAL%20SERIES/2008/Olympics%20Beijing/Stories/PandaPhotos/panda%20head.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "", "", "273", "219", "#000000", "", "", "", ""); TODAY_080818_Pandas[i++] = new Array("","Baby panda","This 20-day-old panda has not yet been named. Traditionally pandas are named 100 days after their birth. The one exception is Baby Olympics, who was born on Aug. 8, 2008, the day of the Opening Ceremonies. ","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Sections/TVNews/Today%20show/Today%20SPECIAL%20SERIES/2008/Olympics%20Beijing/Stories/PandaPhotos/baby%20panda.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "273", "410", "#000000", "", "", "", ""); TODAY_080818_Pandas[i++] = new Array("","Panda leaves","Care keepers plan to eventually reintroduce the pandas to the wilderness of Wolong.
“We think Wolong is the best place for panda, best place for active panda, best place for rebuilding,” said Hemin. “Almost all will go back to Wolong.”
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TODAY_080818_Pandas[i++] = new Array("","maurice hug","Three months after the earthquake, the staff says the pandas are calmer and less agitated.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Sections/TVNews/Today%20show/Today%20SPECIAL%20SERIES/2008/Olympics%20Beijing/Stories/PandaPhotos/Maurice%20hug.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "", "", "273", "219", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
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