Fans of giant pandas now have a way to watch the antics of Yun Chuan and Xin Bao at the San Diego Zoo from anywhere in the world, thanks to Tuesday’s launch of the Panda Cam. Before getting to the webpage, visitors are asked to provide an e-mail address, which signs the user up for a zoo newsletter. The live footage began around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. The morning footage included views of the pandas eating a bamboo breakfast and lounging on a wooden platform. The site says the live view will begin “during San Diego’s daylight hours once Yun Chuan and Xin Bao have woken up and begun exploring their outdoor habitat.” Once it gets dark, the zoo will rebroadcast that day’s stream. The San Diego Zoo has launched its giant panda camera, allowing viewers to follow the pandas daily life. (San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance) “Today, the San Diego Zoo is excited to launch its giant panda live camera, enabling people around the globe to virtually connect with Xin Bao and Yun Chuan. Viewers can enter their world and marvel as the pandas tumble, climb, explore, nap, and munch on bamboo across their dynamic habitats,” the zoo said in a press release. Zoo officials said the two pandas have “acclimated beautifully to their expansive, bamboo-filled homes” and said the panda cameras will show their “playful antics and natural behaviors.” Xin Bao and Yun Chuan arrived June 28, becoming the first two giant pandas to enter the United States in 21 years. The duo went on public display in early August. Xin Bao is a 4-year-old female born at Wolong Shenshuping Panda Base in Sichuan, China. Wildlife care specialists describe her as being very active, alert and an excellent climber with a large, round face and big ears. The San Diego Zoo has launched its giant panda camera, allowing viewers to follow the pandas daily life. (San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance) Yun Chuan is a 5-year-old male and described as having a long, slightly pointed nose. He is the grandson of Bai Yun and Gao Gao, two giant pandas that lived at the San Diego Zoo for decades. His mother, Zhen Zhen, was born at the zoo in 2007. The zoo is hosting the black-and-white duo under a loan from China for the next decade, at a cost of $1 million a year. The zoo plans to undertake conservation research and hopes to breed the two bears.