ailuropoda melanoleuca

Vintage, undated postcard seen in a local antique store.

Vintage postcard, likely from the late 1930s, seen at a local antique store.

Vintage postcard, likely from the 1930s, that shows the taxidermied remains of "Su Lin" the giant panda. Seen at a local antique store.

Jia Panpan (up front) and Jia Yueyue (in the background) in the second indoor exhibit at Panda Passage. You can get exceptionally close to the giant pandas here and I took another photo just inches from Jia Panpan!

A giant panda (Ailropoda melanoleuca) is relaxing here in the first indoor exhibit at Panda Passage. This is an extensively remodeled pachyderm house that was originally built for Asian elephants. This view is from across a dry moat with a natural stone retaining wall.

This exhibit has been extensively remodeled from a pachyderm habitat (Asian elephants and later Indian rhinoceros). This view is from a small covered shelter with tall viewing windows. Several large pine and birch trees have been transplanted into the exhibit.

This exhibit has been extensively remodeled from a pachyderm habitat (Asian elephants and later Indian rhinoceros). This view is from across a dry moat with a retaining wall made of natural stone from the nearby Rocky Mountains. There's a stream, plants, heated rocks, and a mulch substrate.