This Thursday I’m interviewing Kathy Hawk, the lead panda keeper at the San Diego Zoo, for our weekely Q&A. She’s in charge of the team that takes care of the zoo’s five giant pandas on a day-to-day basis.

Last November, she blogged about “panda kindergarten” on the zoo’s website:

As with every panda cub born here at the San Diego Zoo’s Giant Panda Research Station, it is very important that the keepers establish a strong bond with the little ones. Yun Zi is at a perfect age to begin socialization training. He can see, smell, and hear, and is beginning to walk and make attempts to explore the world outside of his den.

What do you want to know? Send me your questions via email, on Twitter or in the comments.

— DAGNY SALAS

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