2020-12-02 Xiao Qi Ji STEPs back to the den by himself!

Big day for Xiao Qi Ji! He's on the move!

Here's what led up to the momentous event! Around 1:20pm the camera switched from Xiao Qi Ji (who was resting in the den doorway) to the outdoor cams. When it was switched back indoors, Qi Ji was alone in Room 3 on the floor ~ how he got here? We don't know! Then Mei Xiang comes back from lunch and finds him there ... no audio in the beginning, but you can tell by Qi Ji's body language that he barked ... at a reflection of himself or Mei's cold nose? Mei must have been satisfied with him being there, as she walked off and ate bamboo. After quite awhile, he's on the move, but he disappeared from Room 3's camera. Next thing you know you see his reflection in the window ... and he shows up on the den cam as he scoots along to the den.

I'm pretty sure that he took some stumbley STEPS once he was in the den! And you'll see him mouthing bamboo as well as trying to play with the bars in the den. Watch out Mei Xiang!

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Video recorded at Smithsonian's National Zoo's Panda Cam website: https://nationalzoo.si.edu/webcams/pa...
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