Everland's newest panda Shubao draws 50,000 visitors in 10 days
Shubao, the youngest giant panda at Everland, has drawn about 50,000 visitors in roughly 10 days since she first went on public view, the theme park’s operator said Tuesday. Samsung C&T’s resort division, which runs Everland in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, said the cub began appearing at the park’s Panda World enclosure on Oct. 30. She was on view for about an hour a day in her first week. Everland…
Shubao, the youngest giant panda at Everland, has attracted approximately 50,000 visitors within about 10 days since her debut, according to the theme park’s operator. Samsung C&T’s resort division operates Everland, located in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province. The panda cub began her public appearance at the park’s Panda World enclosure on October 30.
Initially, she was on view for around an hour each day during her first week. As she acclimated to the visitors, Everland extended her daily viewing time to three to four hours. Born on June 3 to parents Aibao and Lebao, Shubao is the fourth giant panda born in Korea. Her two siblings, Fubao and the twins Ruibao and Huibao, were born in 2020 and 2023, respectively.
Fubao relocated to China in April 2024, following international conservation rules that mandate giant pandas born outside China to move there before turning four years old, the age at which they become sexually mature. Since Everland announced the twins' impending departure, about 100,000 people have visited their enclosure. The twins will undergo a month of quarantine starting Friday but will remain in Korea.
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