Auckland Zoo currently has six Nepalese red pandas:
This off display exhibit (divided in two) holds three non breeding pandas:
0.1 Bo (born at Melbourne Zoo 10/12/2009) Imported 2012
1.0 Tashi (born at Auckland Zoo 01/12/2018) Ramesh x Khela
0.1 Mohini (born at Auckland Zoo 14/01/2016) Sagar x Bo
The new exhibit holds the breeding pair and their daughter:
1.0 Ramesh (born at Auckland Zoo 20/01/2015) Sagar x Bo
0.1 Khela (born at Auckland Zoo 14/01/2014) Imported 2017
0.1 Dalha (born at Auckland Zoo 18/12/2019) Ramesh x Khela
This family line dates back to the import of Mario (1993-2002) and Tashi (1991-1997) - who were Auckland Zoo’s original breeding pair.
Their grandson, Chito, who was born at Auckland Zoo in 2002, moved to Hamilton Zoo in 2006 - where he sired many cubs, including Khela in 2014.
Khela returned to Auckland Zoo in 2017, where she’s since given birth to two litters.
