Toronto is now home to a newborn endangered red panda.
The Toronto Zoo announced the news Thursday, marking the birth of a healthy baby weighing 221 grams on Wednesday, July 13 at 4:11 p.m.
“We are so excited to welcome this baby red panda to the Toronto Zoo family,” Toronto Zoo CEO Dolph DeJong said in a statement.
This is the third red panda birth at the Toronto Zoo in more than 25 years.
It is also the first little one for the four-year-old Paprika. She arrived at the zoo in November 2021 as a potential mate for a five-year-old male named Suva.
The zoo says Paprika is now comfortable enough to leave the nest for short periods of time, allowing their wildlife staff to assess the cub’s health and determine it is male.
“Paprika was very calm when she was momentarily separated from him, taking the chance to stretch and clean herself before returning to the nest to bathe and care for her young,” the zoo said.
Paprika and her cub will remain in the zoo’s private quarters until they are ready to be viewed publicly by visitors. A name for the newborn has not been released.
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