Archive · 9 Jan 2026

Japanese Zoo Staff Dress as Pandas

Japanese Zoo Staff Dress as Pandas

A zoo in Japan had pandas for 31 years, but they were all sent back to China.

The zoo had a special panda named Rauhin, who was the first panda born and raised in Japan.

Now, the zoo has no real pandas left, but the staff members are dressing up as pandas to make visitors happy.

They let visitors act as their instructors and handlers.

This fun idea became very popular when Japanese news reported about it.

The zoo is trying to keep the memory of the pandas alive and make sure visitors still have a good time.

Visitors can even feed the ‘human pandas’ and receive a keeper certificate.

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