SINGAPORE, Jan 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – Singapore-born giant panda, Le Le, returned to China last night, according to a statement by the Mandai Wildlife Group.
A Singapore Airlines Boeing 747-400F freighter aircraft carrying Le Le, departed from Singapore Changi International Airport at 7:15 p.m. local time (1115 GMT) for Chengdu in south-west China’s Sichuan Province.
The cabin temperature will be kept at around 15 degrees Celsius , consistent with the temperature of Le Le’s habitat, at River Wonders’ Pavilion, Capital Giant Panda Forest in Singapore.
The cargo plane also carried 50 kg of bamboo, bamboo shoots, fruit, pellets and water, for Le Le’s in-flight meal during the approximately 4.5-hour-long flight.
The panda was accompanied by a keeper and veterinarian from Mandai Wildlife Group, as well as, a keeper from China, said the statement.
Le Le is the first panda born in Singapore. His parents, Kai Kai and Jia Jia, will remain at River Wonders for future breeding purposes.– NNN-XINHUA
