STORY: Satrio "Rio" Wiratama, the first giant panda born in Indonesia, made his official public appearance on Saturday (June 20) at Taman Safari Bogor in West Java Province.

Born to giant pandas Cai Tao and Hu Chun, who are both 15 years old, Rio drew massive crowds of enthusiastic visitors eager to catch a glimpse of the history-making cub, who was also the only giant panda cub born outside of China in the past three years.

Rio was born on November 27, 2025, through artificial insemination performed by Taman Safari Indonesia after several failed natural breeding attempt, and weighed approximately 200 grams at birth.

Some visitors expressed hope that the pandas would join a rare group of species housed in the country's zoos, contributing to global giant panda conservation efforts and strengthening bilateral ties between China and Indonesia.

"This is a protected species, so we're proud to be able to preserve this panda. It also serves as an educational opportunity for children, so they can learn more and see pandas firsthand," Tugas Wahyu Kristanto, a 36-year-old father said after his family saw Rio and his mother Hu Chun at their enclosure.

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SHOWS: BOGOR, INDONESIA (JUNE 20, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. SEVEN-MONTH-OLD PANDA CUB NAMED SATRIO WIRATAMA, ALSO KNOWN AS RIO, CRAWLING AROUND IN ENCLOSURE

2. RIO FALLING ON HIS BACK AS HIS MOTHER, 15-YEAR-OLD PANDA, HU CHUN, LOOKS AT HIM

3. VARIOUS OF RIO CLIMBING SIDE WALL WITH GLASS WINDOW

4. VARIOUS OF RIO CLIMBING WOODEN POLE

5. VARIOUS OF RIO PLAYING WITH HIS MOTHER HU CHUN

6. GIRL TAKING VIDEO WITH MOBILE PHONE

7. VARIOUS OF VISITORS LOOKING AT PANDA ENCLOSURE

8. (SOUNDBITE) (Bahasa Indonesia) 36-YEAR-OLD VISITOR, TUGAS WAHYU KRISTANTO, SAYING:

"This is a protected species, so we're proud to be able to preserve this panda. It also serves as an educational opportunity for children, so they can learn more and see pandas firsthand."

9. BOY TAKING PICTURE

10. RIO AND HU CHUN EATING BAMBOO

11. RIO AND HU CHUN PLAYING

12. (SOUNDBITE) (Bahasa Indonesia) 51-YEAR-OLD VISITOR, TEDDY HENDRAWAN, SAYING:

"If possible, keep it here, don't send it back (to China). This will allow for conservation and breeding here. What was once just one, Rio might produce more, and I think that would be good, hopefully, and will strengthen the relationship between China and Indonesia."

13. RIO’S FATHER, 15-YEAR-OLD MALE PANDA, CAI TAO, WALKING ACROSS STREAM AND AROUND ENCLOSURE

14. VISITOR TAKING PICTURE OF CAI TAO

15. VARIOUS OF VISITORS LOOKING AT RIO AND HU CHUN INSIDE ENCLOSURE

16. RIO AND HU CHUN PLAYING

17. ELEVATOR WITH IMAGE OF PANDA OPENING AND VISITORS WALKING OUT

18. PANDAS STATUES

19. VISITORS WALKING AT PA