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Copenhagen Zoo prepares for giant pandas' mating season

STORY: Copenhagen Zoo prepares for giant pandas' mating season DATELINE: March 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:39 LOCATION: Copenhagen CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of pandas 2. SOUNDBITE 1(English): MADS FROST BERTELSEN, Director of Copenhagen Zoo 3. SOUNDBITE 2(English): MADS FROST BERTELSEN, Director of Copenhagen Zoo 4. SOUNDBITE 3(English): MADS FROST BERTELSEN, Director of Copenhagen Zoo STORYLINE: Denmark's Copenhagen Zoo has been preparing for the mating season of Chinese giant panda couple Mao Sun and Xing Er. The pair, who have been brought together for just 2 to 3 days each year for the past two years, have yet to produce any cubs. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MADS FROST BERTELSEN, Director of Copenhagen Zoo "What we will probably do this year is introduce them earlier than we have done previously, and that is in the hope that they will get fighting and so on done. And then be able to focus on the meeting when that time actually comes." SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MADS FROST BERTELSEN, Director of Copen

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Daihatsu sells new lightweight sports car

OSAKA, Japan - Daihatsu Motor Co.'s new model in the COPEN lightweight convertible sports car series, COPEN XPLAY, goes on sale on Nov. 19, 2014, as a sequel to its COPEN Robe released in June.

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Daihatsu 'Copen' minicar to make debut in Indonesia

OSAKA, Japan - Daihatsu Motor Co. unveils the "Copen" sporty minicar displayed at an international motor show that began in Jakarta on Sept. 18, 2014. The automaker has yet to fix a launch date for the sale of the new model in Indonesia.

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Daihatsu Copen marks exceptional record

OSAKA, Japan - Daihatsu Motor Co.'s Copen is seen in the undated photo. The automaker announced July 22, 2014, that it received some 4,000 orders in a month after its release in June, six times higher than its sales target.

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Daihatsu Motor president

TOKYO, Japan - Daihatsu Motor Co. President Masanori Mitsui holds a part of the company's Copen mini sports car in Tokyo on June 19, 2014.

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Daihatsu Motor president

TOKYO, Japan - Daihatsu Motor Co. President Masanori Mitsui unveils remodeled versions of the company's Copen mini sports cars in Tokyo on June 19, 2014.

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Daihatsu sports car prototype

TOKYO, Japan - Daihatsu Motor Co. unveils its new COPEN sports car prototype, with its exterior hidden by stickers, in Tokyo on March 31, 2014. Daihatsu says it would prepare several colors and designs for the hood, seats and other parts of the new minicar model, expected to go on sale in June, so that the users can change them as they like.

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Daihatsu sports car prototype

TOKYO, Japan - Daihatsu Motor Co. unveils its new COPEN sports car prototype, with its exterior hidden by stickers, in Tokyo on March 31, 2014. Daihatsu says it would prepare several colors and designs for the hood, seats and other parts of the new minicar model, expected to go on sale in June, so that the users can change them as they like.

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Daihatsu Copen marks exceptional record

OSAKA, Japan - Daihatsu Motor Co.'s Copen is seen in the undated photo. The automaker announced July 22, 2014, that it received some 4,000 orders in a month after its release in June, six times higher than its sales target. (Kyodo)

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Daihatsu Motor president

TOKYO, Japan - Daihatsu Motor Co. President Masanori Mitsui unveils remodeled versions of the company's Copen mini sports cars in Tokyo on June 19, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Daihatsu Motor president

TOKYO, Japan - Daihatsu Motor Co. President Masanori Mitsui holds a part of the company's Copen mini sports car in Tokyo on June 19, 2014. (Kyodo)