Australia's giant pandas settle in

Sydney - Giant pandas Wang Wang and Funi, on loan to Australia from China, were munching on bamboo at Adelaide Zoo on Saturday after their arrival of a chartered jet. A crowd of more than 100 was on hand to cheer their safe arrival after a 12-hour flight from Chengdu in southern China.

With the pair were keepers and veterinarians from China, as well as their Australian counterparts, who have been trained in Chengdu.

They will be gradually weaned off the bamboo flown in from China and shifted onto local fare.

Zoo chief executive Chris West said the public would not get to see the pandas until the official opening of their enclosure next month.

"We have got sleeping accommodation in the facility, and I'm quite sure we have got two or three staff who'll be there overnight making sure they are fine," West said. "We have also got lots of cameras, so we'll be watching them to make sure everything is fine."