Sunday July 4 
Yesterday we were not allowed to enter our enclosure because of the rain.  We were bored and upset so tonight we refused to be kept out and despite huge ominous black clouds we entered at 5pm as usual. Too many changes in our routine can cause us to suffer. We had a large crowd  and also a TV crew so it was very exciting. But the rain clouds burst in a fury and a torrential downpour was inevitable. I was momentarily outside of the enclosure and I watched as 100’s of people ran out of the Urban Park or scrambled for umbrellas. I witnessed a very beautiful phenomenon as large groups of watchers joined their umbrellas together in clusters to help shield each other . Surprisingly (or maybe not so?) most of our Human Animals inside the enclosure chose to stay and play in the downpour. The Urban Park was cleared and all of the watchers were told to leave but the Human Animals splashed and played and rolled around in the large puddles that had formed instantly. It was a delight to see and many watchers stayed as long as they could to witness the exuberant display of joy. I think the watchers were reminded of a childhood forgotten, or perhaps a childhood never found.
Tomorrow we will have a visit from The First Minister of Scotland.  As the leader of the herd I am not allowed into the enclosure as I must meet him and explain why these Human Animals are here - perhaps playing in puddles! I am anxious about this contact with a very different breed of our kind and I hope that I can communicate with Mr. Salmond

Friday July 2
Tonight was even hotter! The heat inside the box was unbearable. One Human Animal was forced to make the emergency sign for release. Our Keeper did not see this so we had to illegally set her free. We escaped again to seek more delicious food. Some of our watchers take sides with the Keeper and won’t help us. We find this extremely strange indeed and don’t understand why! We had to lock him in again as he was stopping our hunting expeditions. It took time to convince the watchers that we needed feeding but eventually I sat in a corner of the pen and my food tray became full from donations. The food we received was mixed. I opened a small packet of something vile and disgusting that made we wretch. It was some sort of Chinese Spam!  One of our Chinese Human animals is suffering. We don’t know how to help her. She does not seem to understand our body language and has her own code that most of us find hard to decipher.  It seems to be very balletic and quiet beautiful but we do not know the meaning so communication is difficult. We are concerned about this language barrier.

Thursday July 1
Today the temperature was 36 degrees .. OUTSIDE the box! Inside must have been 45 or perhaps more. The Human animals were very reluctant to enter the box and be locked in. This made some of us angry and some of us sad. Discomfort is not a pleasure craved by our herd. We seek water, cool grass (or astro turf!) to lie on, friendly eyes to peer into and delicious food. All we seek is cool, comfort and friendship. Our needs are quite simple but when they are not met we become complicated. We are all female after all! Simplicity is not really our forte.

Soggy grass. We were wet all over. In an attempt to escape we locked our Keeper in the box and ran away. One of the watchers set him free. We were not impressed. We begged for food again but only received sweet, unhealthy morsels of the kind that makes our keeper very upset. We are beginning to appreciate his fruit and vegetables. Our box was wet and slippery and steamed up constantly. It was difficult to have five inside. There is no privacy for an enclosed creature. From all sides those intense eyes stared at us. Still, we have enjoyed our stay in Shanghai and look forward to the upcoming week of adventures in our enclosure. The Expo is very busy and crowded. However, in our pen, surrounded by all these open and warm people, we feel quite peaceful. They are very playful – not only the children!