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Jane Li

A pair of US-born giant panda twins have finally adapted to the local language and food after a month in China, according to Chinese media reports.
The three-year-old pandas are now said to be able to understand basic commands in the local Sichuan province dialect and have fallen in love with the local food in Chengdu, the West China City Daily reported.
US-born giant panda twins struggle with the local food and language after arriving in China
Mei Lun and Mei Huan were born at Zoo Atlanta, but were moved to a panda research centre in Chengdu a month ago as part of an exchange agreement.
They struggled to understand keepers’ Sichuan dialect and would only respond to English commands such as “come here” when they first arrived, according to earlier reports in the Chinese media.
One keeper was quoted as saying that Mei Huan, the younger sister, now favoured Chinese steamed corn bread to American starch biscuits.


Mei Lun was pickier than her sister and stuck with US made biscuits for the first fortnight and only started to accept Chinese food after staff at the centre mixed it with honey, the keeper was quoted as saying.
“Both of them prefer the Ba Shan wood bamboo we prepare for them a lot,” a keeper said. “They can consume about 60kg per day.”
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The twins will soon move to a breeding area at the centre where the public can see them.
The pandas’ parents were loaned by the authorities in China to the zoo in the US and as part of the deal any of their offspring were to be returned to the mainland when they were old enough.


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‘Homesick’ US-born panda twins pick up local dialect after adapting to new life in China

Mei Lun and Mei Huan preferred American food and would only respond to commands in English when they first arrived in Sichuan province, according to media reports

ATN picture of A pair of US-born giant panda twins have finally adapted to the local language and food after a month in China, according to Chinese media reports. Photo: SCMP

One of the US-born pandas moved to Chengdu in Sichuan province. Photo: SCMP Pictures

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Mei Lun and Mei Huan preferred American food and would only respond to commands in English when they first arrived in Sichuan province, according to media reports


‘Homesick’ US-born panda twins pick up local dialect after adapting to new life in China

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Mei Lun and Mei Huan preferred American food and would only respond to commands in English when they first arrived in Sichuan province, according to media reports

Mei Lun and Mei Huan preferred American food and would only respond to commands in English when they first arrived in Sichuan province, according to media reports