Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium Welcomes New Red Panda

PITTSBURGH, PA — Meet the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium's newest arrival - a new red panda. Marcy, a two-year-old female, came to the zoo recently from the Red River Zoo in Fargo, ND.

Zoo visitors can now frequently see her in the Forest Passage red panda habitat toward the front of the park.

Marcy joins another female red panda, Xia, who was also born at the Red River Zoo in 2011 and has been delighting Western PA visitors since she came to the Pittsburgh Zoo in 2012. Marcy is gradually getting accustomed to both her new habitat and fellow resident.

“The initial goal when receiving a new red panda is to acclimate the animal to the many new experiences her new home provides, from meeting and understanding her new keepers and the daily activity of the space to learning every square inch of her home; location of food, water, and bathrooms; the movement of our guests; and the new sights, sounds, smells,” lead keeper Ray Bamrick said in a news release.

“It is a great change to her life, and we work very hard at making these changes gradual and comforting.”