At birth: Just 1/900th of the mother's weight, a newborn panda is born pink, covered in sparse, short white hairs. In weights three to five ounces, and is about seven inches long, Including a proportionately long tail. Its eyes are shut tightly. It cries loudly and often.
Days old: The cub's limbs are weak-it will be several weeks before it can crawl. It continues to vocalize, to communicate it's needs and strengthen the relationship with its mother. The cub spends its days sleeping and suckling often. At about a week old, black patches appear on the skin around the eye, ears, shoulders, and legs. Black hair grow in these area in a couple of weeks. The mother frequently licks the cub to stimulate uraination and defecation and to clean the cub.
On to two months old: After about a month, the cub resembles a miniature adult with a longer tail. It vocalizes less and less until it ceases crying and squealing by the time it is two month old. It's eyes open partway after 30 to 45 days and open fully a week or two later. It may grow 10 times the size its birth weight in five to six weeks.
Three to four months old:
The cub can stand and walk a few steps after about 75 to 80 days. At about this time, teeth begin to erupt. The order in which they appear varies from one panda to another. Its eyesight improves, and its hearing becomes more acute. It suckles two to three times a day. At four months old, the cub is active, running several steps at a time and climbing up on its mother's back to play.
Five months to one year old:
At five months, the cub trots behind its mother, mimics her while she eats bamboo, and climbs trees. It may sit in a tree by itself for hours. At six months, it has 26 to 28 teeth and begins to eat solids. It will have deciduous teeth at one year of age, and its permanent teeth will start to erupt at this age. It suckles only once or twice a day. It may continue to suckle at eight or nine months old. By age one, it may weigh 50 to 60 pounds.
One and a half years old:
In the wild, the cub leaves its mother at one and a half to two years of age.
Days old: The cub's limbs are weak-it will be several weeks before it can crawl. It continues to vocalize, to communicate it's needs and strengthen the relationship with its mother. The cub spends its days sleeping and suckling often. At about a week old, black patches appear on the skin around the eye, ears, shoulders, and legs. Black hair grow in these area in a couple of weeks. The mother frequently licks the cub to stimulate uraination and defecation and to clean the cub.
On to two months old: After about a month, the cub resembles a miniature adult with a longer tail. It vocalizes less and less until it ceases crying and squealing by the time it is two month old. It's eyes open partway after 30 to 45 days and open fully a week or two later. It may grow 10 times the size its birth weight in five to six weeks.
Three to four months old:
The cub can stand and walk a few steps after about 75 to 80 days. At about this time, teeth begin to erupt. The order in which they appear varies from one panda to another. Its eyesight improves, and its hearing becomes more acute. It suckles two to three times a day. At four months old, the cub is active, running several steps at a time and climbing up on its mother's back to play.
Five months to one year old:
At five months, the cub trots behind its mother, mimics her while she eats bamboo, and climbs trees. It may sit in a tree by itself for hours. At six months, it has 26 to 28 teeth and begins to eat solids. It will have deciduous teeth at one year of age, and its permanent teeth will start to erupt at this age. It suckles only once or twice a day. It may continue to suckle at eight or nine months old. By age one, it may weigh 50 to 60 pounds.
One and a half years old:
In the wild, the cub leaves its mother at one and a half to two years of age.