The Moscow City Government website announced on December 2 that the mayor of Moscow announced the launch of a naming campaign for the giant panda cubs that are 100 days old at the Moscow Zoo.
The mayor of Moscow wrote in his personal blog that day that the giant panda cub is one hundred days old today and it is time to give her a name. Sobyanin announced 10 candidate names for public voting, and said that experts from both Russia and China have identified several alternatives, including the Russian names Katyusha and Masha well-known to the Chinese people, as well as names related to Moscow and Russia. Related Chinese names are Xiaomo, Momo, Jinding, Xiaowula, Aimin, Baihua, Hongxing, Pearl, etc. Sobyanin and explains its meaning behind each name.
Sobyanin said that the birth of the first cub of giant panda "Ding Ding" in Russia is an extraordinary and happy event in Moscow this year. This is also the first giant panda cub born in Russia.
Historical evolution of Moscow Zoo:
Moscow Zoo has gradually developed from a small-scale zoo into a large park with scientific, educational and animal species preservation capabilities. The Moscow Zoo, a conservation institution, was established in the mid-16th century to collect all plants and animals discovered by the Russian Imperial Society and opened to visitors on February 13, 1864.
Professor Anatoly P.Bogdanov of Moscow State University is one of the founders and organizers of the zoo. As Professor Bogdanov said: because this is the first time to try this kind of outdoor biological museum-based scientific institution. Therefore, the establishment of the zoo is very important to the cultural life of Moscow. Furthermore, as it is located in the center of Russia, its purpose is to accumulate unique practical experience for other zoos operating in rather harsh climatic conditions.