Potter Park Zoo, 1301 S. Pennsylvania Ave. in Lansing, welcomed six new critters this weekend. Five adult ostriches and one female red panda went on exhibit at the zoo.

The ostriches were raised on an ostrich breeding farm in mid-Michigan and are on loan to the zoo.

Jiao, the red panda, comes from the San Diego Zoo. Red pandas live in the bamboo forests of China and are endangered because of hunting and habitat destruction.

Potter Park Zoo is open daily from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for seniors and $1 for children ages 3-15. Lansing residents receive discounts. All children younger than 3 are free.

Brandon Bennett